How to beat Veigar
Common role: Mid
A scaling burst mage who cages you in a stun box and one-shots with infinite AP.
Best counters vs Veigar
Champions with the highest win rate against Veigar on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Locke60.3%255 games
- 2
Riven62.4%36 games
- 3
Aurora57.4%74 games
- 4
Cassiopeia57.4%47 games
- 5
Lissandra55.8%145 games
- 6
Irelia56.1%72 games
- 7
Ekko55.4%103 games
- 8
Annie55.6%59 games
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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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Acayip Kötülük GücüVeigar Runeterra'yı gözüne kestirenler arasında gelmiş geçmiş en büyük Kötü ve her an gücüne güç katıyor! Bir rakibe büyü isabet ettirdiğinde veya rakip alt ettiğinde Veigar'ın yetenek gücü kalıcı olarak artar.
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Uğursuz SaldırıVeigar'ın gönderdiği karanlık enerji ışını, isabet ettiği ilk iki rakibe Büyü Hasarı verir. Katledilen her hedef için Veigar kalıcı olarak bir miktar Yetenek Gücü kazanır.
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Karanlık MaddeVeigar'ın hedef noktaya gökten düşürdüğü büyük karanlık madde kütlesi, iniş anında büyü hasarı verir. Acayip Kötülük Gücü yükleri, Karanlık Madde'nin bekleme süresini azaltır.
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Kara DelikVeigar uzayı bükerek içinden geçen rakipleri sersemleten, duvarlarla çevrili bir alan oluşturur.
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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Ezeli PatlamaHedefteki rakip şampiyona isabet ederek hedefin eksik can miktarına bağlı olarak artan, büyük miktarda büyü hasarı verir.
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.
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