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How to Win Veigar vs Ezreal Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Veigar

based on 7,905 Veigar vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Ezreal as Veigar came out of an analysis of 7905 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Veigar fights Ezreal in only 5.9% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a decent job of beating Ezreal. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Veigar against Ezreal rounds, Veigar’s side is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Veigar vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

Optional Items

CryptbloomBanshee's VeilStormsurgeVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ezreal as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Ezreal

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Advice to Win Against Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Veigar vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Ezreal Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
6.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
171
< Minions Killed >
172
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
650
< Physical Damage >
15,705
21,949
< Magic Damage >
7,499
583
< True Damage >
646
23,182
< Damage Dealt >
23,851
19,629
< Damage Taken >
20,862
12,183
< Gold Earned >
12,074
2.07
< Towers >
2.31
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,114
< Total Healing >
5,657
14,635
< Experience >
13,096
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
9
89
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Ezreal with Veigar in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several valuable Veigar versus Ezreal counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal..

Veigar often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ezreal. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Ezreal

Who is Better, Veigar or Ezreal?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when playing against Ezreal, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate than Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Ezrealas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Ezreal matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Veigar is a decent counter for Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Ezreal.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia45.3% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo45.5% winrateXerathXerath45.8% winrate

Veigar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.2% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateRenektonRenekton54.7% winrate

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Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Veigar, we analyzed 7,905 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 Ezreal as Veigar 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.

Other Useful Resources

Veigar Build Ezreal Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Veigar to counter Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar often picks up a similar amount of CS as Ezreal. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Veigar versus Ezreal build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. When Veigar included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Ezreal than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 51.0% battling Ezreal with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Ezreal as Veigar, Veigar players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Veigar vs Ezreal fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ezreal as Veigar are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.