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 50.4% win rate in patch 16.22 and sits in tier B. It excels at burst damage and waveclear and is strongest in the late game.

Patch 16.22 · SoloQ

Mid75%

ADC25%

BTier

50.4%Win rate

3.2%Pick rate

1.0%Ban rate

#24Rank · Mid

80,567Games

Veigar Mid most played build

Runes43% of games · 50.0% WR

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

Summoner spells51.2% WR

Flash

Teleport

Skill order48% of games · 55.1% WR

QWE

Levels 1 to 3: Q · W · E

Starting items83% of games · 49.5% WR

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Core build11% of games · 62.5% WR

Tear of the Goddess

Rod of Ages

Seraph's Embrace

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots60% of games · 50.7% WR

Sorcerer's Shoes

Veigar Mid counters

Veigar's win rate in the lane matchup

Struggles against

Gwen42.2%661
Xerath45.7%1,642
Tristana46.8%474
Fizz47.0%1,840
Katarina47.2%1,965
Kog'Maw47.2%523

Beats

Smolder62.4%537
Mel56.5%630
Malphite56.4%534
Orianna55.8%1,425
Ryze55.3%725
Azir54.8%690

BTier

52.6%Win rate

1.1%Pick rate

1.0%Ban rate

#20Rank · ADC

27,222Games

Veigar ADC most played build

Runes34% of games · 56.3% WR

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

Summoner spells54.3% WR

Flash

Teleport

Skill order53% of games · 70.0% WR

QWE

Levels 1 to 3: Q · W · E

Starting items89% of games · 50.6% WR

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Core build27% of games · 64.7% WR

Luden's Echo

Stormsurge

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots82% of games · 58.0% WR

Sorcerer's Shoes

Veigar ADC counters

Veigar's win rate in the lane matchup

Struggles against

Lux45.5%424
Sivir45.7%510
Xerath47.7%394
Katarina47.8%498
Ashe48.5%546
Aurelion Sol48.8%338

Beats

Mel60.2%329
Draven57.8%547
Vladimir56.6%226
Aphelios56.4%638
Samira56.4%856
Corki56.2%500

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 16.22, the hardest lane opponents for Veigar in Mid are Gwen (42.2%), Xerath (45.7%) and Tristana (46.8%). In brackets, Veigar's win rate in that matchup.

Who is Veigar strong against?

In Mid, Veigar wins most often against Smolder (62.4%), Mel (56.5%) and Malphite (56.4%).

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 16.22?

It is tier B in Mid (rank 24), with a 50.4% win rate, 3.2% pick rate and 1.0% ban rate in SoloQ.

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Global SoloQ stats for patch 16.22. Updated November 4, 2026.