Veigar vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Veigar
based on 3,847 Veigar vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Veigar vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Veigar vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Veigar
Tips for Playing as Veigar against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Veigar vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Veigar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some critical Veigar against Vi matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vi..
Veigar often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Vi. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Veigar and Vi
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Who is Better, Veigar or Vi?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Veigar usually loses when trying to fight Vi, with a 48.1% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a bad counter to Vi.
While Veigar does have a lower win rate than Vi, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Veigar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Veigar is a somewhat poor counter to Vi. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Vi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Veigar to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Veigar most often picks up much more CS compared to Vi. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Vi build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Veigar incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Vi than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Vi with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Vi 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Veigar vs Vi counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.
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