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How to Win Vi vs Veigar Counter MatchupVi is in the s tier of champions

Vi vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Vi in LoLVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Veigar as Vi

based on 3,847 Vi vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Vi did battle with Veigar 3847 times. Including so many matchups for Vi vs Veigar gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to obliterate Veigar. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Vi has to counter Veigar in only 3.5% of her games.

Vi vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Vi has done a decent job of beating Veigar. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions face each other in. In Vi against Veigar matches, Vi’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Vi vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernGuardian AngelTitanic HydraSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
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Second ability for Vi to level upe
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Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Veigar

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Vi vs Veigar Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Veigar Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
7.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
34
< Minions Killed >
166
1.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,972
< Physical Damage >
670
87
< Magic Damage >
21,988
859
< True Damage >
591
16,918
< Damage Dealt >
23,250
30,940
< Damage Taken >
19,419
11,868
< Gold Earned >
12,101
1.37
< Towers >
2.01
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
11,535
< Total Healing >
1,855
13,908
< Experience >
14,456
23
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
11
283
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Veigar with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Vi versus Veigar counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Veigar..

Vi normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Veigar

Who is Better, Vi or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually wins when trying to fight Veigar, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a good counter to Veigar.

While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vi into Veigar.

Additionally, Vi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vi vs Veigar matchups, Vi is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vi is a decent counter for Veigar. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Veigar.

Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Vi, we analyzed 3,847 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 Veigar as Vi 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 Vi to counter Veigar 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 mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Veigar. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Vi versus Veigar build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Vi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Veigar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vi boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Veigar with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Veigar as Vi, Vi players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Vi vs Veigar counters, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.

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