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How to Win Urgot vs Veigar Counter MatchupUrgot is in the s tier of champions

Urgot vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Urgot in LoLUrgot is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Urgot

based on 2,566 Urgot vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Veigar as Urgot came out of an examination of 2566 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Urgot encounters Veigar in only 3.5% of his games.

Urgot vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Urgot has done a ok job of countering Veigar. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Urgot against Veigar games, Urgot’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Urgot vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCull

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraForce of Nature

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSpear of ShojinChempunk ChainswordJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Urgot to level upw
>
Second ability for Urgot to level upe
>
Last skill for Urgot to max outq

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Veigar

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

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.

Urgot vs Veigar Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Veigar Image
6.5
< Kills >
7
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
4.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
179
< Minions Killed >
167
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.5
18,956
< Physical Damage >
653
123
< Magic Damage >
22,541
1,667
< True Damage >
593
20,747
< Damage Dealt >
23,787
29,046
< Damage Taken >
18,874
12,363
< Gold Earned >
12,122
2.65
< Towers >
2.06
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,202
< Total Healing >
1,887
15,320
< Experience >
14,474
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
11
238
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Veigar with Urgot in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Urgot against Veigar matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Urgot typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Urgot and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Veigar

Who is Better, Urgot or Veigar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Urgot usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Veigar, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Urgot makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Urgot does have a lower winrate than Veigar, when facing one another, Urgot also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Urgot into Veigaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Urgot has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Urgot vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Urgot is a somewhat poor counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Urgot against Veigar.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

How We Calculated Our Urgot vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Urgot, we analyzed 2,566 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 Urgot 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Urgot to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Urgot versus Veigar build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Force of Nature. When Urgot used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Veigar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Urgot had an average win rate of 49.9% battling Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Veigar as Urgot, Urgot players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Urgot vs Veigar clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Veigar as Urgot are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.