How to beat Veigar

Common role: Mid

A scaling burst mage who cages you in a stun box and one-shots with infinite AP.

What makes Veigar dangerous

Veigar stacks AP permanently with his passive, so he scales infinitely. He zones and locks you with his E (Event Horizon), a cage that stuns anyone crossing its edge, then combos a point-and-click ultimate that executes based on your missing health. Late game he deletes any squishy the instant he lands his stun.

How to play against Veigar

• 1Never walk through the edge of his E cage — the border stuns, the inside doesn't. Stand still inside it or flash out rather than crossing the wall.
• 2His combo needs the stun. Dodge or don't get caught by his E and his whole one-shot falls apart.
• 3He's immobile with no escape. Assassins and dive punish him hard once his cage is on cooldown.
• 4Deny his passive stacks early — poke and deny his farm/kills so his infinite scaling starts from behind.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No mobility and no escape — easy to dive.
• ✓His burst requires landing the E stun first.
• ✓Weak, farm-focused early game.
• ✓MR and magic shields blunt his one-shot.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Veigar's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Phänomenale bösartige Kräfte

  Veigar ist die größte Ausgeburt des Bösen, die jemals nach dem Herzen Runeterras gegriffen hat – und er wird immer größer! Wenn er einen gegnerischen Champion mit einem Zauber trifft oder er an einem Kill beteiligt ist, erhöht sich Veigars Fähigkeitsstärke permanent.

• Q
  Unheilvoller Schlag

  Veigar entfesselt einen Blitz dunkler Energie, der magischen Schaden an den ersten beiden getroffenen Gegnern verursacht. Einheiten, die von diesem Blitz getötet werden, gewähren Veigar permanent etwas Fähigkeitsstärke.

• W
  Dunkle Materie

  Veigar lässt eine große Masse dunkler Materie vom Himmel auf den Zielort fallen, wo sie bei ihrer Landung magischen Schaden verursacht. Steigerungen von „Phänomenale Bösartigkeit“ verringern die Abklingzeit von „Dunkle Materie“.

• E
  Ereignishorizont

  Veigar verzerrt die Grenzen des Raums und erschafft einen Käfig, der Gegner betäubt, die seinen Rand durchqueren.

  Strong: a cage that stuns anyone crossing its edge — the setup for his one-shot. Weak: the border stuns, not the inside — stand still within it or flash out, don't walk through the wall.

• R
  Urknall

  Trifft einen gegnerischen Champion und verursacht hohen magischen Schaden, der mit dem fehlenden Leben des Ziels noch weiter steigt.

  Strong: a point-and-click execute that scales with your missing health. Weak: without his E stun first the combo whiffs — dodge the cage and he can't kill you.

Itemization

Veigar is AP burst with true-damage execute scaling on his ult. Magic resist (Mercury's Treads, Kaenic Rookern) and a Banshee's Veil to block his E setup are key. Dodging his cage matters more than any item — no stun, no kill.

This guide covers Veigar's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.