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 50.0% win rate in patch 16.19 and sits in tier A. It excels at burst damage and waveclear and is strongest in the late game.

Patch 16.19 · SoloQ

Mid69%

ADC31%

ATier

50.0%Win rate

3.5%Pick rate

1.6%Ban rate

#25Rank · Mid

69,070Games

Veigar Mid most played build

Runes43% of games · 51.1% WR

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

Summoner spells49.7% WR

Flash

Teleport

Skill order59% of games · 55.0% WR

QWE

Levels 1 to 3: Q · W · E

Starting items83% of games · 50.1% WR

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Core build16% of games · 56.2% WR

Tear of the Goddess

Rod of Ages

Seraph's Embrace

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots67% of games · 51.2% WR

Sorcerer's Shoes

Veigar Mid counters

Veigar's win rate in the lane matchup

Struggles against

Xerath44.9%1,565
Akshan45.2%520
Katarina46.4%1,835
Zed46.4%1,895
Hwei46.4%1,069
Vladimir46.5%1,178

Beats

Mel58.1%747
Ryze55.8%665
Galio55.7%860
Orianna55.0%893
Akali54.9%1,162
Sylas53.4%1,561

BTier

51.6%Win rate

1.5%Pick rate

1.6%Ban rate

#18Rank · ADC

30,776Games

Veigar ADC most played build

Runes54% of games · 52.4% WR

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

Summoner spells51.4% WR

Flash

Teleport

Skill order51% of games · 56.4% WR

QWE

Levels 1 to 3: Q · W · E

Starting items89% of games · 51.7% WR

Doran's Ring

Health Potion

Core build25% of games · 54.5% WR

Luden's Echo

Stormsurge

Rabadon's Deathcap

Boots75% of games · 52.1% WR

Sorcerer's Shoes

Veigar ADC counters

Veigar's win rate in the lane matchup

Struggles against

Kog'Maw44.0%243
Katarina45.5%178
Ziggs46.1%297
Sivir46.7%615
Twitch47.6%656
Hwei47.9%167

Beats

Kalista56.4%344
Yasuo56.3%332
Samira56.1%440
Ezreal55.1%1,221
Zeri54.9%570
Draven53.6%672

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 16.19, the hardest lane opponents for Veigar in Mid are Xerath (44.9%), Akshan (45.2%) and Katarina (46.4%). In brackets, Veigar's win rate in that matchup.

Who is Veigar strong against?

In Mid, Veigar wins most often against Mel (58.1%), Ryze (55.8%) and Galio (55.7%).

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 16.19?

It is tier A in Mid (rank 25), with a 50.0% win rate, 3.5% pick rate and 1.6% ban rate in SoloQ.

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Global SoloQ stats for patch 16.19. Updated October 4, 2026.