Veigarvs Irelia
Veigar vs Irelia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Irelia wins with a 52.5% win rate (+5.0%) over Veigar based on 40 games. Veigar wins the early laning phase while Irelia scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Irelia matchup.
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.
Who wins Veigar vs Irelia?
Veigar wins 62.1% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 52.5% and 70.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.9% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- +9.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 103 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +16.3 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 5 games, Veigar won 20.0%.
They also met in another lane (Bot): 3 games, Veigar won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Veigar is favored in this matchup: Veigar wins 62.1% of 103 games, and the whole 95% range (52.5–70.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 52.9% for Veigar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Irelia usually wins the lane: 1,312 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (103 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Veigar players pick Armored Advance far more often against Irelia: 2.0% of their other Mid games, 6.8% 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Veigar vs Irelia Win Rate by Game Length
Veigar's win rate against Irelia 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.
No game length stands out: Veigar's results against Irelia in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Veigar vs Irelia 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.
- Lane (15 min)IreliaVeigar gold at 15: −1,312
- First itemIreliaVeigar: 11.8 min · Irelia: 10.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVeigar wins 55.8% of 43 games
- 30+ min gamesVeigarVeigar wins 69.1% of 55 games
What Veigar Changes Against Irelia
Choices Veigar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Armored AdvanceBootsUsually2.0%vs Irelia6.8%+4.8 pts
MorellonomiconItemUsually1.8%vs Irelia5.8%+4.0 pts
Best Veigar Build vs Irelia
Usual Veigar build (Mid)
63.3% win rate · 120 games
Against Irelia
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 69 Veigar games against Irelia 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 11.8 min (median of 54 games).
- Irelia usually completes Blade of The Ruined King first, at 10.4 min (median of 93 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 Irelia
Usual Veigar runes (Mid)
First Strike
52.0% win rate · 2,363 games
Against Irelia
Arcane Comet
69.0% win rate · 29 games
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Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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
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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 Irelia FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Veigar vs Irelia?
Veigar is favored in this matchup: Veigar wins 62.1% of 103 games, and the whole 95% range (52.5–70.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Veigar's win rate against Irelia?
Veigar wins 62.1% of 103 Mid games against Irelia on patch 26.19 (95% range 52.5–70.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 52.9% would be expected.
Does Veigar counter Irelia?
Yes. Veigar wins 62.1% of 103 games against Irelia on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Veigar or Irelia?
Irelia usually wins the lane: 1,312 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (103 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Veigar outscale Irelia?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Irelia strongest against Veigar?
Irelia is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Veigar build against Irelia?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Veigar's usual Mid core: Rod of Ages, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Irelia: Armored Advance (2.0% usually, 6.8% here).
What runes should Veigar use against Irelia?
Arcane Comet with Sorcery and Domination — 69.0% over 29 games against Irelia.