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

Veigar vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Veigar

based on 1,240 Veigar vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Veigar came out of an examination of 1240 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Veigar is forced to battle against Zeri in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Veigar does a great job of countering Zeri. On average, he wins a fantastic 55.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Veigar versus Zeri rounds, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Veigar vs Zeri 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 DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Zeri

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.

Veigar vs Zeri Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Zeri Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6.8
< Assists >
6.6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
169
< Minions Killed >
188
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.45
680
< Physical Damage >
13,761
22,611
< Magic Damage >
6,455
617
< True Damage >
562
23,909
< Damage Dealt >
20,779
18,876
< Damage Taken >
24,067
12,300
< Gold Earned >
12,794
2.24
< Towers >
2.24
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,905
< Total Healing >
4,424
14,693
< Experience >
13,113
21
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
8
87
< Time Dealing CC >
121

How to Counter Zeri with Veigar in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Veigar versus Zeri counter stats that can help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zeri..

Veigar often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Zeri. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Zeri

Who is Better, Veigar or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually wins when playing against Zeri, with a 55.0% win rate. Thus, Veigar makes a great counter to Zeri.

While Veigar does have a much higher win rate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Veigar into Zerias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Zeri matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Veigar is a great counter to Zeri. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Zeri.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Veigar, we analyzed 1,240 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 Zeri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Veigar to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Veigar versus Zeri build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Zeri than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 55.0% when countering Zeri with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Zeri as Veigar, Veigar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Veigar vs Zeri counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 55.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Veigar are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.