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How to Win Veigar vs Vladimir Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the s tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Beat Vladimir as Veigar

based on 3,433 Veigar vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Veigar engaged Vladimir in 3433 rounds. Having so many matchups for Veigar versus Vladimir provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to crush Vladimir. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Veigar encounters Vladimir in only 2.5% of his matches.

Veigar vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar does a below average job of countering Vladimir. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Veigar against Vladimir games, Veigar’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Veigar vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level upq
>
Second ability for Veigar to level upw
>
Last skill for Veigar to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Vladimir

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Advice to Win Against Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Veigar vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Vladimir Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.5
5.9
< Deaths >
5.2
6.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
170
< Minions Killed >
184
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
730
< Physical Damage >
851
23,727
< Magic Damage >
22,561
606
< True Damage >
361
25,064
< Damage Dealt >
23,773
18,599
< Damage Taken >
33,318
12,014
< Gold Earned >
11,878
2.04
< Towers >
2
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,870
< Total Healing >
28,253
14,330
< Experience >
15,130
21
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
85
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Counter Vladimir with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Veigar against Vladimir counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vladimir..

Veigar typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Vladimir

Who is Better, Veigar or Vladimir?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually fairs equally well when taking on Vladimir, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes an ok counter for Vladimir.

While Veigar does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Veigar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Vladimiras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Veigar is a somewhat poor counter to Vladimir. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Veigar, we analyzed 3,433 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vladimir as Veigar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Veigar in order to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar typically gets a similar amount of CS as Vladimir. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Veigar versus Vladimir build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Banshee's Veil, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Vladimir than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 49.1% when countering Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Vladimir as Veigar, Veigar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Veigar vs Vladimir matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

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