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

Veigar vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Veigar

based on 2,686 Veigar vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Veigar came out of an evaluation of 2686 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Veigar has to counter Illaoi in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Veigar vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Veigar does a good job of beating Illaoi. On average, he wins a terrific 53.2% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Veigar against Illaoi games, Veigar’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Veigar vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

Optional Items

MalignanceShadowflameVoid StaffZhonya's Hourglass

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Veigar vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Illaoi Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
6.6
< Assists >
4.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
166
< Minions Killed >
188
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.55
680
< Physical Damage >
23,417
23,894
< Magic Damage >
777
691
< True Damage >
396
25,266
< Damage Dealt >
24,591
19,003
< Damage Taken >
36,303
12,300
< Gold Earned >
11,923
2.04
< Towers >
2.7
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,100
< Total Healing >
8,587
14,817
< Experience >
15,335
20
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
90
< Time Dealing CC >
406

How to Counter Illaoi with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several strategic Veigar versus Illaoi matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Veigar often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Illaoi

Who is Better, Veigar or Illaoi?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when playing against Illaoi, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Veigar makes a great counter to Illaoi.

While Veigar does have a higher winrate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Veigar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Veigar into Illaoias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Illaoi matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Veigar is a great counter for Illaoi. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Veigar, we analyzed 2,686 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 Illaoi 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Veigar in order to counter Illaoi during both the early game 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 will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Veigar versus Illaoi build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Veigar included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Illaoi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Illaoi as Veigar, Veigar players should take 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 sets players picked for Veigar vs Illaoi face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.2% winrate overall.

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