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.

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  Potere malefico fenomenale

  Veigar è il male più grande ad aver mai colpito il cuore di Runeterra, e lo sta diventando ancora di più! Colpire un campione nemico con un'abilità o effettuare un'uccisione conferisce a Veigar potere magico aumentato permanentemente.

• Q
  Colpo distruttivo

  Veigar spara un colpo di energia oscura che infligge danni magici ai primi due nemici colpiti. Le unità uccise dal colpo aumentano permanentemente il potere magico di Veigar.

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  Materia oscura

  Veigar evoca una grande massa di materia oscura, facendola cadere dal cielo in una posizione bersaglio. Allo schianto, la materia oscura infligge danni magici. Le cariche di Male fenomenale riducono la ricarica di Materia oscura.

• E
  Punto di non ritorno

  Veigar distorce i confini dello spazio, creando una gabbia che stordisce i nemici che la attraversano.

  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.

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  Esplosione primordiale

  Scatena un attacco energetico contro il campione nemico bersaglio, infliggendo una grande quantità di danni magici che aumentano in base alla salute mancante del bersaglio.

  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.