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How to Win Fiddlesticks vs Veigar Counter MatchupFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions

Fiddlesticks vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Fiddlesticks

based on 2,212 Fiddlesticks vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Fiddlesticks came out of an examination of 2212 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Fiddlesticks is forced to battle against Veigar in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Fiddlesticks vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Fiddlesticks has done a dismal job of beating Veigar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Fiddlesticks versus Veigar games, Fiddlesticks’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentCryptbloomZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Fiddlesticks to level upw
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Second ability for Fiddlesticks to level upq
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Last skill for Fiddlesticks to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Fiddlesticks

Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Fiddlesticks vs Veigar Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Veigar Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.4
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
8.7
< Assists >
6.3
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
39
< Minions Killed >
169
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.48
294
< Physical Damage >
669
17,816
< Magic Damage >
22,857
1,228
< True Damage >
583
19,339
< Damage Dealt >
24,110
34,553
< Damage Taken >
19,875
11,562
< Gold Earned >
12,426
1.14
< Towers >
2.07
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
17,727
< Total Healing >
1,981
13,332
< Experience >
14,731
46
< Vision Score >
22
3
< Wards Placed >
11
764
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Counter Veigar with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several vital Fiddlesticks versus Veigar counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Fiddlesticks often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Veigar

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Veigar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually fairs equally well when playing against Veigar, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Fiddlesticks makes an ok counter for Veigar.

While Fiddlesticks does have a lower win rate than Veigar, when facing one another, Fiddlesticks also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Fiddlesticks into Veigaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Fiddlesticks also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Fiddlesticks is a somewhat poor counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Fiddlesticks against Veigar.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 2,212 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Veigar as Fiddlesticks comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Fiddlesticks in order to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Veigar. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Fiddlesticks versus Veigar build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Veigar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Fiddlesticks had an average win rate of 49.2% when playing against Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Veigar as Fiddlesticks, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Triple Tonic runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Fiddlesticks vs Veigar counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.

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