Mage · Mid · ADC

Veigar counters, build & runes

Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil, is a mage mostly played in Mid and ADC. In Mid it has a 49.7% win rate in patch 16.20 and sits in tier A. It excels at burst damage and waveclear and is strongest in the late game.

Patch 16.20 · SoloQ

Mid74%

ADC26%

ATier

49.7%Win rate

3.4%Pick rate

1.1%Ban rate

#27Rank · Mid

60,803Games

Veigar Mid most played build

Runes41% of games · 50.8% WR

First Strike · Magical Footwear · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band · Transcendence

Summoner spells49.8% WR

Flash

Teleport

Skill order58% of games · 54.9% WR

QWE

Levels 1 to 3: Q · W · E

Starting items83% of games · 50.0% WR

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Core build16% of games · 56.3% WR

Tear of the Goddess

Rod of Ages

Seraph's Embrace

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots67% of games · 51.2% WR

Sorcerer's Shoes

Veigar Mid counters

Veigar's win rate in the lane matchup

Struggles against

Anivia43.3%563
Xerath43.5%1,268
Katarina43.7%1,584
Lux46.0%1,112
Vladimir46.2%1,116
Syndra47.0%1,829

Beats

Ryze57.1%518
Galio56.1%701
Azir55.9%458
Mel55.1%561
Yasuo53.9%1,943
Irelia53.0%515

ATier

52.9%Win rate

1.2%Pick rate

1.1%Ban rate

#14Rank · ADC

21,702Games

Veigar ADC most played build

Runes56% of games · 53.3% WR

First Strike · Magical Footwear · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band · Transcendence

Summoner spells52.9% WR

Flash

Teleport

Skill order52% of games · 58.3% WR

QWE

Levels 1 to 3: Q · W · E

Starting items89% of games · 53.2% WR

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Core build28% of games · 56.2% WR

Luden's Echo

Stormsurge

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots75% of games · 53.4% WR

Sorcerer's Shoes

Veigar ADC counters

Veigar's win rate in the lane matchup

Struggles against

Katarina43.1%109
Swain45.3%128
Miss Fortune47.4%403
Sivir48.1%410
Kalista48.7%271
Viktor49.8%285

Beats

Ezreal57.9%876
Varus57.6%184
Vayne56.9%336
Draven56.7%430
Lucian55.2%687
Yasuo55.0%209

Champion profile

Burst damage5
Sustained damage1
Durability0
Crowd control2
Mobility0
Engage2
Peel2
Poke2

0 to 5 attributes from HeroCoach's Fuente 1 profile, rated from the champion kit and Emerald+ stats.

Power curve

Early

Mid

Late

Game plan

Picking off targets

Excels at

Waveclear

Struggles against

hard crowd control
poke
burst damage
early pressure

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Veigar in Mid?

In patch 16.20, the hardest lane opponents for Veigar in Mid are Anivia (43.3%), Xerath (43.5%) and Katarina (43.7%). In brackets, Veigar's win rate in that matchup.

Who is Veigar strong against?

In Mid, Veigar wins most often against Ryze (57.1%), Galio (56.1%) and Azir (55.9%).

What is the best Veigar build in Mid?

The core Veigar build in Mid is Tear of the Goddess, Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace and Rabadon's Deathcap. Keystone: First Strike, with Sorcery as the secondary tree. Skill order: Q > W > E.

Is Veigar good in patch 16.20?

It is tier A in Mid (rank 27), with a 49.7% win rate, 3.4% pick rate and 1.1% ban rate in SoloQ.

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Global SoloQ stats for patch 16.20. Updated October 17, 2026.