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Viego vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Viego in LoLViego is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Viego

based on 5,910 Viego vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Viego resulted from an evaluation of 5910 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Viego fights Blitzcrank in only 4.0% of their rounds.

Viego vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Viego does a poor job of beating Blitzcrank. On average, they wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs face one another in. In Viego vs Blitzcrank rounds, Viego’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Viego vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityLong Sword

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Titanic HydraDeath's DanceSundered SkySterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viego to level upq
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Second ability for Viego to level upe
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Last skill for Viego to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Viego

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Viego vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Blitzcrank Image
7.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
13.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
33
< Minions Killed >
29
1.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,659
< Physical Damage >
2,710
1,912
< Magic Damage >
5,817
880
< True Damage >
962
17,452
< Damage Dealt >
9,490
32,438
< Damage Taken >
22,266
11,970
< Gold Earned >
8,411
1.38
< Towers >
1.34
0.37
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,851
< Total Healing >
2,163
13,401
< Experience >
10,346
22
< Vision Score >
55
6
< Wards Placed >
24
226
< Time Dealing CC >
305

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Viego in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Viego against Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Viego usually has a much larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Typically, they receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viego and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Viego or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viego usually loses when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Viego makes a poor counter for Blitzcrank.

While Viego does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when they face off with one another, Viego also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Viego into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Viego has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viego vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Viego is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viego against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Viego, we analyzed 5,910 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 Blitzcrank as Viego 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 Viego to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego often racks up a similar amount of CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Viego versus Blitzcrank build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs Blitzcrank than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Viego had an average win rate of 48.2% when countering Blitzcrank with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Blitzcrank as Viego, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Viego vs Blitzcrank face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

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