Veigar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.2%
Pick Rate
5.1%

Veigarvs Hwei

SMage
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Veigar vs Hwei is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Veigar wins with a 52.6% win rate (+5.1%) over Hwei based on 78 games. Veigar wins the early laning phase while Hwei scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Hwei matchup.

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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 - 52.6% win rate in this matchup
Veigar
52.6% WR
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Hwei vs Veigar matchup - 47.4% win rate
Hwei
47.4% WR

Who Wins the Veigar vs Hwei Matchup?

Veigar wins the Veigar vs Hwei matchup
Winner
Veigar
Matches: 78
52.6%
Win Rate
47.4%
6.6
CS / min
6.5
854
DMG / min
1,038
11,853
Gold / game
11,283
144
Heal / min
90
406
DMG Mitigated / min
379
0.7
CC / min
1.0
59.3%
Early Game WR
40.7%
49.0%
Late Game WR
51.0%

Veigar vs Hwei Matchup Summary

The Veigar vs Hwei matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 78 recent matches analyzed, Veigar wins with a 52.6% win rate compared to Hwei's 47.4%, giving Veigar a 5.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Veigar controls the early laning stage, but Hwei outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Veigar needs to press advantages before Hwei reaches their power spikes, while Hwei should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Hwei leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Veigar has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Hwei's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Veigar vs Hwei Laning Phase Breakdown

Veigar wins the laning phase against Hwei in League of Legends

Veigar is favored during the laning phase against Hwei, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Veigar holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.6Veigar
6.5Hwei
Veigar and Hwei farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
854Veigar
1,038Hwei
Hwei heavily out-damages Veigar by 184 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Veigar should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Hwei's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,853Veigar
11,283Hwei
Veigar earns 571 more gold per game than Hwei, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Veigar slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Veigar
1.0Hwei
Hwei provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Veigar, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Hwei coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
550Veigar
469Hwei
Veigar heals and mitigates 81 more damage per minute than Hwei, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Veigar to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Hwei.

Best Veigar Build Against Hwei

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Hwei, providing the mobility and stats Veigar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Veigar against Hwei are Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Veigar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Hwei. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Veigar vs Hwei matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Veigar
59.3%
+18.5% advantage
Veigar early game win rateVeigar59.3%
Hwei early game win rateHwei40.7%
Late Game
Hwei
51.0%
+2.0% advantage
Veigar late game win rateVeigar49.0%
Hwei late game win rateHwei51.0%

Veigar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.3% win rate — a 18.5 percentage point lead over Hwei. This lopsided early game means Veigar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Hwei at 51.0% win rate — only 2.0 points ahead of Veigar. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Veigar has the edge early, but Hwei gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.

Best Veigar Runes Against Hwei

Sorcery rune tree - Veigar primary runes vs HweiSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Veigar rune vs HweiManaflow Band - best Veigar rune vs HweiTranscendence - best Veigar rune vs HweiGathering Storm - best Veigar rune vs Hwei
Domination rune tree - Veigar secondary runes vs HweiDomination
Cheap Shot - best Veigar rune vs HweiUltimate Hunter - best Veigar rune vs Hwei
56.3% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Veigar to press their advantage against Hwei, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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.

Veigar matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.31%2076.688612,49448.7%48.1%
53.19%1885.783511,60342.6%59.2%
55.08%1876.692212,11056.8%54.0%
50.00%1766.288511,41044.1%53.7%
55.17%1746.584911,63357.4%53.8%
53.85%1435.81,04811,75946.5%58.8%
48.89%1356.192011,96441.2%53.6%
62.60%1236.399412,31957.5%65.8%
64.04%1146.390511,77062.5%65.2%
44.25%1136.392612,67541.0%46.0%
42.99%1076.296411,62637.8%46.8%
48.11%1066.484011,60151.3%46.3%
53.00%1006.386711,92651.5%53.7%
57.58%996.197513,34043.3%63.8%
54.64%976.595612,44251.4%56.5%
57.29%966.397612,59161.8%54.8%
45.56%906.789212,18157.5%36.0%
48.86%886.690113,10748.4%49.1%
48.24%856.493513,75552.0%46.7%
52.56%786.685411,85359.3%49.0%
52.24%676.491711,50654.8%50.0%
50.00%644.468510,52331.8%59.5%
46.03%636.698212,13242.1%47.7%
53.23%626.495013,71142.9%58.5%
43.33%606.083811,35238.1%46.1%
44.07%595.286412,48535.3%47.6%
43.10%586.073810,42145.5%41.7%
49.12%577.092812,36941.7%54.5%
34.55%556.485811,38432.0%36.7%
40.38%526.796712,24452.9%34.3%
59.62%526.595413,01557.9%60.6%
60.78%516.389414,15563.2%59.4%
64.00%506.692312,72150.0%76.9%
58.00%506.81,08012,99847.6%65.5%
42.86%496.290712,71450.0%39.4%
55.10%496.483511,88747.1%59.4%
58.33%486.596612,18271.4%48.1%
51.06%476.883212,44052.6%50.0%
63.04%466.997511,08647.6%76.0%
55.56%456.31,15012,52753.3%56.7%
68.29%416.697913,64464.3%70.4%
51.22%416.794613,97971.4%40.7%
41.03%395.078011,60847.1%36.4%
57.89%386.695414,26342.9%61.3%
55.26%386.792412,95557.1%54.2%
65.79%386.691012,32261.5%68.0%
51.43%356.773310,03261.1%41.2%
57.14%356.789212,27171.4%47.6%
55.88%346.491812,99454.5%56.5%
58.82%346.193210,92842.9%70.0%
39.39%336.587110,57043.8%35.3%
51.61%315.488012,74944.4%54.5%
45.16%314.873610,87540.0%47.6%
34.48%296.377213,11833.3%35.0%
71.43%286.999914,14781.8%64.7%
50.00%286.492912,63960.0%44.4%
70.37%277.11,04213,15272.7%68.8%
80.77%266.385911,548100.0%66.7%
60.00%256.597512,54955.6%62.5%
60.00%257.11,03113,42060.0%60.0%
52.17%234.91,07712,29137.5%60.0%
56.52%236.490511,53150.0%66.7%
52.17%233.182612,94350.0%52.9%
40.91%226.493211,20225.0%50.0%
47.62%214.896811,08050.0%46.1%
35.00%205.583711,69214.3%46.1%
45.00%204.06879,35736.4%55.6%
52.63%193.06679,92254.5%50.0%
63.16%192.775412,05357.1%66.7%
57.89%197.11,08613,24366.7%50.0%
42.11%196.697013,68050.0%41.2%
38.89%185.380410,77328.6%45.5%
47.06%176.692912,49640.0%50.0%
31.25%163.970211,13075.0%16.7%
40.00%156.566810,20625.0%57.1%
35.71%146.889814,4000.0%41.7%
57.14%146.69479,86085.7%28.6%
64.29%146.51,03014,25975.0%60.0%
69.23%137.294713,90566.7%71.4%
61.54%136.81,08412,98560.0%62.5%
58.33%126.31,06214,4440.0%77.8%
50.00%122.980711,58760.0%42.9%
45.45%115.779711,7590.0%62.5%
45.45%112.76518,61942.9%50.0%
27.27%113.464813,16350.0%22.2%
54.55%116.71,07910,60442.9%75.0%
60.00%106.096612,11233.3%71.4%
70.00%106.71,42414,75533.3%85.7%
40.00%105.684310,84750.0%25.0%
66.67%97.51,17313,786100.0%57.1%
44.44%96.88278,64950.0%0.0%
55.56%92.75747,11260.0%50.0%
22.22%93.17179,75320.0%25.0%
100.00%95.992010,814100.0%100.0%
62.50%84.284511,1490.0%71.4%
75.00%86.21,09514,461100.0%66.7%
50.00%86.11,17612,83533.3%60.0%
37.50%83.077112,28333.3%40.0%
42.86%72.96409,67066.7%25.0%
42.86%72.669411,895100.0%20.0%
28.57%76.39229,69820.0%50.0%
42.86%72.66317,89325.0%66.7%
66.67%66.01,0197,17560.0%100.0%
50.00%66.07599,36866.7%33.3%
83.33%66.61,06610,89675.0%100.0%
33.33%66.874413,9540.0%40.0%
16.67%66.389911,8570.0%25.0%
33.33%62.472110,1910.0%50.0%
83.33%66.81,03012,04666.7%100.0%
20.00%56.094311,67333.3%0.0%
40.00%51.65479,31950.0%33.3%
40.00%57.01,30515,2250.0%50.0%
80.00%56.798913,41450.0%100.0%
20.00%52.972312,192100.0%0.0%
40.00%56.51,11215,401100.0%25.0%
40.00%54.186013,6880.0%50.0%
80.00%56.488411,36850.0%100.0%
80.00%56.084611,38566.7%100.0%

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Veigar vs Hwei - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Veigar do against Hwei in League of Legends?

Veigar wins the Veigar vs Hwei matchup with a 52.6% win rate compared to Hwei's 47.4%, a 5.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 78 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Veigar do against Hwei in the early game?

In the early game, Veigar has the advantage against Hwei with a 59.3% win rate versus 40.7%. Veigar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Veigar do against Hwei in the late game?

In the late game, Hwei takes over the Veigar vs Hwei matchup with a 51.0% win rate compared to 49.0%. Hwei scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Veigar vs Hwei matchup?

Veigar wins the matchup against Hwei with a 52.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 5.1 percentage point advantage means Veigar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 78 games analyzed.

What is the best Veigar build against Hwei?

The best Veigar build against Hwei includes Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Veigar runes against Hwei?

The best Veigar runes against Hwei use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 56.3% win rate in the Veigar vs Hwei matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Veigar counter Hwei?

Yes, Veigar has a favorable matchup against Hwei with a 52.6% win rate. Veigar strongly counters Hwei in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Veigar against Hwei?

When playing Veigar against Hwei, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.