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

Veigar vs Lissandra

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

based on 1,343 Veigar vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lissandra as Veigar came out of an analysis of 1343 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Veigar encounters Lissandra in only 1.0% of his matches.

Veigar vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Veigar does a decent job of beating Lissandra. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Veigar against Lissandra matches, Veigar’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Veigar vs Lissandra 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 DeathcapVoid StaffLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceZhonya'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
5
Q
6
R
7
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 Lissandra as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Veigar vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lissandra Image
7.3
< Kills >
6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
8.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
171
< Minions Killed >
165
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
686
< Physical Damage >
1,064
22,668
< Magic Damage >
18,910
595
< True Damage >
978
23,950
< Damage Dealt >
20,952
18,915
< Damage Taken >
22,768
12,305
< Gold Earned >
11,362
2.08
< Towers >
1.87
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,789
< Total Healing >
3,424
14,481
< Experience >
14,193
22
< Vision Score >
22
11
< Wards Placed >
10
83
< Time Dealing CC >
488

How to Counter Lissandra with Veigar in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Veigar vs. Lissandra counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between this set of champions. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lissandra..

Veigar often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Lissandra. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Lissandra

Who is Better, Veigar or Lissandra?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually wins when taking on Lissandra, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a good counter for Lissandra.

While Veigar does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Lissandraas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Veigar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Veigar is a decent counter to Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Veigar, we analyzed 1,343 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 Lissandra 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Veigar to counter Lissandra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Lissandra build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Lissandra than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Lissandra as Veigar, you 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 we have analyed for Veigar vs Lissandra battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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