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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Sức Mạnh Quỷ QuyệtVeigar là kẻ xấu xa tà ác vĩ đại nhất từng tồn tại trên Runeterra - và hắn ngày một vĩ đại hơn! Dùng kỹ năng trúng tướng hoặc tham gia hạ gục giúp Veigar tăng vĩnh viễn Sức mạnh Phép thuật.
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Điềm GởPhóng thích năng lượng bóng tối gây sát thương phép lên hai kẻ địch đầu tiên trúng chiêu. Nếu đơn vị đó bị hạ gục, Veigar được tăng Sức mạnh Phép thuật.
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Thiên Thạch ĐenVeigar gọi một cục thiên thạch đen khổng lồ rơi xuống địa điểm chỉ định, gây sát thương phép khi chạm đất. Cộng dồn Quỷ Quyệt giảm hồi chiêu của Thiên Thạch Đen.
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Bẻ Cong Không GianVeigar xoắn vặn không gian, tạo ra một lồng giam Làm choáng kẻ địch dám bước qua.
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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Vụ Nổ Vũ TrụPhóng chưởng vào tướng địch, gây lượng sát thương phép cực lớn, tăng theo lượng máu đã mất của mục tiêu.
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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