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

Veigarvs Kassadin

SMage
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Veigar vs Kassadin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Kassadin wins with a 60.6% win rate (+21.2%) over Veigar based on 33 games. Kassadin holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Kassadin 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 - 39.4% win rate in this matchup
Veigar
39.4% WR
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Kassadin vs Veigar matchup - 60.6% win rate
Kassadin
60.6% WR

Who Wins the Veigar vs Kassadin Matchup?

Kassadin wins the Veigar vs Kassadin matchup
Winner
Kassadin
Matches: 33
39.4%
Win Rate
60.6%
6.5
CS / min
6.3
871
DMG / min
1,009
10,570
Gold / game
11,572
115
Heal / min
255
403
DMG Mitigated / min
879
0.7
CC / min
0.2
43.8%
Early Game WR
56.3%
35.3%
Late Game WR
64.7%

Veigar vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

The Veigar vs Kassadin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 33 recent matches analyzed, Kassadin wins with a 60.6% win rate compared to Veigar's 39.4%, giving Kassadin a 21.2 percentage point advantage. Kassadin dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Veigar players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Veigar leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kassadin has a strong advantage in this matchup. Veigar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kassadin overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Veigar vs Kassadin Laning Phase Breakdown

Kassadin wins the laning phase against Veigar in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.5Veigar
6.3Kassadin
Veigar and Kassadin farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 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
871Veigar
1,009Kassadin
Kassadin heavily out-damages Veigar by 138 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 Kassadin's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,570Veigar
11,572Kassadin
Kassadin generates a commanding 1,003 more gold per game than Veigar. This substantial economic advantage means Kassadin consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Veigar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Veigar
0.2Kassadin
Veigar provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Kassadin, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Veigar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
518Veigar
1,133Kassadin
Kassadin vastly out-sustains Veigar, healing and mitigating 615 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Kassadin can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Veigar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Veigar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Veigar Build Against Kassadin

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kassadin, providing the mobility and stats Veigar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Veigar against Kassadin are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Veigar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Kassadin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Veigar vs Kassadin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Kassadin
56.3%
+12.5% advantage
Veigar early game win rateVeigar43.8%
Kassadin early game win rateKassadin56.3%
Late Game
Kassadin
64.7%
+29.4% advantage
Veigar late game win rateVeigar35.3%
Kassadin late game win rateKassadin64.7%

Kassadin dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.3% win rate — a 12.5 percentage point lead over Veigar. This lopsided early game means Kassadin can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Kassadin is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 64.7% win rate — 29.4 points above Veigar. Extended games heavily favor Kassadin, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Kassadin holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Veigar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Veigar Runes Against Kassadin

Inspiration rune tree - Veigar primary runes vs KassadinInspiration
First Strike - best Veigar rune vs KassadinMagical Footwear - best Veigar rune vs KassadinBiscuit Delivery - best Veigar rune vs KassadinCosmic Insight - best Veigar rune vs Kassadin
Sorcery rune tree - Veigar secondary runes vs KassadinSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Veigar rune vs KassadinTranscendence - best Veigar rune vs Kassadin
46.2% WR

The Inspiration and Sorcery rune setup gives Veigar the best tools to compete against Kassadin in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


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 Kassadin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Veigar do against Kassadin in League of Legends?

Kassadin wins the Veigar vs Kassadin matchup with a 60.6% win rate compared to Veigar's 39.4%, a 21.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 33 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Veigar do against Kassadin in the early game?

In the early game, Kassadin has the advantage against Veigar with a 56.3% win rate versus 43.8%. Kassadin players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Veigar do against Kassadin in the late game?

In the late game, Kassadin takes over the Veigar vs Kassadin matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to 35.3%. Kassadin scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Veigar vs Kassadin matchup?

Kassadin wins the matchup against Veigar with a 60.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 21.2 percentage point advantage means Kassadin is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 33 games analyzed.

What is the best Veigar build against Kassadin?

The best Veigar build against Kassadin includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Kassadin?

The best Veigar runes against Kassadin use the Inspiration primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 46.2% win rate in the Veigar vs Kassadin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Veigar counter Kassadin?

No, Veigar struggles against Kassadin with only a 39.4% win rate. Kassadin has the advantage in this matchup. Veigar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kassadin's lead.

How do I play Veigar against Kassadin?

When playing Veigar against Kassadin, play cautiously and avoid Kassadin's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kassadin has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.