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

Veigar vs Kindred

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

based on 2,597 Veigar vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Veigar came out of an examination of 2597 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Veigar has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of his matches.

Veigar vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a good job of countering Kindred. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.8% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Veigar versus Kindred rounds, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Kindred.

Best Veigar vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassMalignanceVoid 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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Veigar vs Kindred Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Kindred Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.6
6.1
< Deaths >
7
6.5
< Assists >
7.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
166
< Minions Killed >
40
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
645
< Physical Damage >
14,245
22,241
< Magic Damage >
3,954
543
< True Damage >
1,219
23,429
< Damage Dealt >
19,419
19,111
< Damage Taken >
31,801
12,109
< Gold Earned >
12,096
2.1
< Towers >
1.54
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
1,974
< Total Healing >
17,040
14,499
< Experience >
13,670
21
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
6
89
< Time Dealing CC >
216

How to Counter Kindred with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Veigar against Kindred counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kindred..

Veigar normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kindred. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Kindred

Who is Better, Veigar or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually wins when taking on Kindred, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a good counter for Kindred.

While Veigar does have a higher win rate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Veigar into Kindredas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Kindred 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 teammates during team fights.

Veigar is a good counter for Kindred. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Veigar against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Veigar

Veigar Loses Against

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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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Veigar, we analyzed 2,597 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 Kindred 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 Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Veigar to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar most often accumulates much more CS relative to Kindred. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Veigar versus Kindred build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Veigar combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Kindred than with many other common item sets. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 52.8% battling Kindred with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Kindred as Veigar, Veigar players should equip 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 used for Veigar vs Kindred counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Veigar are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.