Veigar, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
51.7%
Pick Rate
2.8%
Ban Rate
1.9%

Veigar vs Galio

Veigar S TierMage
Patch
26.22
Games
5,510
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Veigar vs Galio (Mid): Veigar wins 55.2% of 261 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +194). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Veigar – League of Legends champion iconVeigar55.2%
No clear favoriteModerate confidence · 261 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
44.8%GalioGalio – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Veigar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Veigar wins 55.2% of 261 games (95% range 49.1–61.1%).

Veigar Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Veigar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Veigar – League of Legends champion icon
Veigar
55.2%
VS
Galio
44.8%
Galio – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Veigar vs Galio?

No clear favoriteModerate confidence

Veigar wins 55.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 49.1% and 61.1% (95% range).

Expected
52.2%
From both champions' overall Mid win rates
Matchup effect
+3.0 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
261 games
Lane: Mid · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−8.7 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 14

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (261 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (89 games).

They also met in another lane (Support): 4 games, Veigar won 75.0%.

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Veigar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Veigar wins 55.2% of 261 games (95% range 49.1–61.1%).
  • Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 52.2% for Veigar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 194, within the margin of error (87 games).
  • Veigar players pick First Strike far more often against Galio: 41.6% of their other Mid games, 61.8% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Veigar and Galio played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Veigar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Veigar vs Galio Laning Stats

VeigarGalio

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+194
Within the margin of error
95% range −51 to +438
XP difference
+200
Within the margin of error
95% range −7 to +407
CS difference
+9.6
Veigar ahead
95% range +5.7 to +13.5
1.68
Kills before 15 min
2.01
1.64
Deaths before 15 min
1.51
0.29
Solo kills before 15 min
0.29
3.4%
First blood
5.6%

Whole-game averages

7.2
CS / min
6.3
913
DMG / min
668
13,003
Gold / game
11,039
123
Heal / min
120
403
DMG Mitigated / min
1,482
0.7
CC / min
1.3

Veigar vs Galio Win Rate by Game Length

Veigar's win rate against Galio by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
7 games
Too few games
20–25 min
12 games
35.7%
25–30 min
28 games
Too few games
30–35 min
18 games
Too few games
35+ min
24 games
Veigar vs Galio95% rangeVeigar usual (Mid)

No game length stands out: Veigar's results against Galio in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Veigar vs Galio Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)EvenVeigar gold at 15: +194
  2. First itemVeigarVeigar: 10.9 min · Galio: 11.6 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenVeigar wins 45.0% of 40 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenVeigar wins 54.8% of 42 games

What Veigar Changes Against Galio

Choices Veigar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.

  • First Strike – League of Legends rune
    First StrikeKeystone
    Usually
    41.6%
    vs Galio
    61.8%
    +20.2 pts52.7% WR here
  • Cosmic Insight – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    44.1%
    vs Galio
    59.6%
    +15.5 pts54.7% WR here
  • Sorcery – League of Legends rune path
    SorcerySecondary tree
    Usually
    52.6%
    vs Galio
    66.3%
    +13.7 pts54.2% WR here
  • Void Staff – League of Legends item
    Usually
    9.4%
    vs Galio
    22.5%
    +13.1 pts55.0% WR here
  • Spellslinger's Shoes – League of Legends item
    Usually
    70.1%
    vs Galio
    83.1%
    +13.0 pts52.7% WR here
  • Triple Tonic – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    10.0%
    vs Galio
    16.9%
    +6.8 pts
  • Manaflow Band – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    91.2%
    vs Galio
    97.8%
    +6.5 pts50.6% WR here

Best Veigar Build vs Galio

Usual Veigar build (Mid)

75.0% win rate · 40 games

Against Galio

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 58 Veigar games against Galio carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Veigar's standard build instead.

  • Veigar usually completes Luden's Echo first, at 10.9 min (median of 43 games).
  • Galio usually completes Hollow Radiance first, at 11.6 min (median of 42 games).
  • Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Veigar Runes vs Galio

Usual Veigar runes (Mid)

First Strike – League of Legends runeFirst Strike
Inspiration
Magical Footwear – League of Legends runeTriple Tonic – League of Legends runeCosmic Insight – League of Legends rune
Sorcery
Manaflow Band – League of Legends runeTranscendence – League of Legends rune
Ability Haste (offense) – League of Legends runeMove Speed (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

84.4% win rate · 32 games

Against Galio

First Strike – League of Legends runeFirst Strike
Inspiration
Magical Footwear – League of Legends runeBiscuit Delivery – League of Legends runeCosmic Insight – League of Legends rune
Sorcery
Manaflow Band – League of Legends runeTranscendence – League of Legends rune
Ability Haste (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

47.1% win rate · 34 games

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Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Veigar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Veigar Matchups

Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Veigar vs Galio FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Veigar vs Galio?

Current data slightly favors Veigar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Veigar wins 55.2% of 261 games (95% range 49.1–61.1%).

What is Veigar's win rate against Galio?

Veigar wins 55.2% of 261 Mid games against Galio on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 49.1–61.1%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 52.2% would be expected.

Does Veigar counter Galio?

Not clearly. Veigar wins 55.2% of 261 games against Galio, and the 95% range (49.1–61.1%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Veigar or Galio?

Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 194, within the margin of error (87 games).

Does Veigar outscale Galio?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Galio strongest against Veigar?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Galio is ahead of Veigar beyond the margin of error.

What should Veigar build against Galio?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Veigar's usual Mid core: Rod of Ages, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Galio: Void Staff (9.4% usually, 22.5% here).

What runes should Veigar use against Galio?

First Strike with Inspiration and Sorcery — 47.1% over 34 games against Galio. The biggest change against Galio: First Strike (41.6% usually, 61.8% here).