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

Zeri vs Veigar

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

based on 1,240 Zeri vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Zeri resulted from an examination of 1240 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Zeri has to counter Veigar in only 3.2% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a pathetic job of beating Veigar. On average, they wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champs fight one another in. In Zeri vs Veigar rounds, Zeri’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Zeri vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W

Guide to Countering Veigar as Zeri

Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Zeri vs Veigar Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Veigar with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some influential Zeri vs. Veigar counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Zeri often has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. On average, they receives more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Veigar

Who is Better, Zeri or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when trying to fight Veigar, with a 45.0% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a bad counter for Veigar.

While Zeri does have a much lower win rate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Veigar.

Additionally, Zeri has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zeri is a terribly counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zeri against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Zeri, 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 Veigar as Zeri 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zeri Build Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri in order to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Veigar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Zeri versus Veigar build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better vs Veigar than with many other common builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 45.0% when playing against Veigar with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Veigar as Zeri, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zeri vs Veigar fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Veigar as Zeri are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.