Veigar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
4.5%

Veigarvs Kayle

BMage
Patch26.10
Matches3,169,061
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 30, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Veigar vs Kayle is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Veigar wins with a 58.6% win rate (+17.2%) over Kayle based on 29 games. Veigar wins the early laning phase while Kayle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Kayle 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.

Compare against an opponent
Veigar - 58.6% win rate in this matchup
Veigar
58.6% WR
VS
Kayle vs Veigar matchup - 41.4% win rate
Kayle
41.4% WR

Who Wins the Veigar vs Kayle Matchup?

Veigar wins the Veigar vs Kayle matchup
Winner
Veigar
Matches: 29
58.6%
Win Rate
41.4%
7.0
CS / min
7.1
991
DMG / min
728
12,134
Gold / game
11,893
137
Heal / min
300
475
DMG Mitigated / min
365
0.7
CC / min
0.3
70.6%
Early Game WR
29.4%
41.7%
Late Game WR
58.3%

Veigar vs Kayle Matchup Summary

The Veigar vs Kayle matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 29 recent matches analyzed, Veigar wins with a 58.6% win rate compared to Kayle's 41.4%, giving Veigar a 17.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Veigar controls the early laning stage, but Kayle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Veigar needs to press advantages before Kayle reaches their power spikes, while Kayle should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Veigar leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Veigar players can confidently pick into Kayle and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Kayle away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Veigar vs Kayle Laning Phase Breakdown

Veigar wins the laning phase against Kayle in League of Legends

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

Farming
7.0Veigar
7.1Kayle
Veigar and Kayle 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
991Veigar
728Kayle
Veigar heavily out-damages Kayle by 263 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Kayle should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Veigar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,134Veigar
11,893Kayle
Veigar and Kayle generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 241 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.7Veigar
0.3Kayle
Veigar provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Kayle, 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
611Veigar
665Kayle
Kayle heals and mitigates 54 more damage per minute than Veigar, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Kayle to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Veigar.

Best Veigar Build Against Kayle

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kayle, providing the mobility and stats Veigar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Veigar against Kayle are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge 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 66.7% win rate across 6 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kayle. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Veigar vs Kayle matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Veigar
70.6%
+41.2% advantage
Veigar early game win rateVeigar70.6%
Kayle early game win rateKayle29.4%
Late Game
Kayle
58.3%
+16.7% advantage
Veigar late game win rateVeigar41.7%
Kayle late game win rateKayle58.3%

Veigar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 70.6% win rate — a 41.2 percentage point lead over Kayle. This lopsided early game means Veigar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Kayle is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Veigar. Extended games heavily favor Kayle, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Veigar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Kayle reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Kayle survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Veigar Runes Against Kayle

Inspiration rune tree - Veigar primary runes vs KayleInspiration
First Strike - best Veigar rune vs KayleMagical Footwear - best Veigar rune vs KayleBiscuit Delivery - best Veigar rune vs KayleCosmic Insight - best Veigar rune vs Kayle
Sorcery rune tree - Veigar secondary runes vs KayleSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Veigar rune vs KayleTranscendence - best Veigar rune vs Kayle
63.6% WR

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


Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
46.77%4346.590912,23850.3%44.0%
47.83%3916.883912,22045.1%50.0%
51.97%2796.485311,93649.2%54.3%
45.02%2716.388312,13942.7%46.6%
47.18%2485.782812,24445.3%48.4%
46.55%2326.280311,65036.7%53.7%
55.07%2276.496812,84751.9%56.9%
58.10%2106.085511,94958.4%57.9%
45.45%2096.596611,91345.9%45.0%
48.28%2036.384112,30340.7%53.3%
49.73%1876.284511,49443.0%55.5%
53.01%1836.993212,60251.3%54.2%
52.25%1786.896313,16855.2%50.5%
53.16%1586.290712,19750.8%55.0%
56.58%1526.191212,68961.9%52.8%
55.00%1406.687812,47349.0%58.4%
42.14%1406.092512,52342.3%42.0%
54.89%1336.191411,65349.2%59.7%
48.09%1316.493912,64650.9%46.1%
52.67%1316.491413,22452.3%52.9%
55.12%1276.81,05113,76851.2%57.0%
50.79%1266.686412,42153.1%49.4%
52.07%1216.795113,71758.0%47.9%
48.25%1146.61,05412,80248.7%48.0%
45.61%1147.096512,60550.9%40.7%
47.79%1136.482311,64850.0%45.9%
44.14%1116.382811,60849.1%39.7%
45.28%1066.794312,09342.9%47.4%
53.13%966.588812,46755.3%51.7%
51.61%936.492013,09457.5%47.2%
56.99%936.391613,27557.9%56.4%
52.75%916.493213,41748.6%55.6%
50.57%876.684513,29145.2%53.6%
56.98%866.71,01114,77965.5%52.6%
46.43%846.590112,26747.2%45.8%
54.76%846.284612,17943.6%64.4%
54.88%826.590212,02147.4%61.4%
59.26%816.393912,53757.6%60.4%
53.75%806.793011,56862.2%46.5%
41.77%795.380111,62232.4%48.9%
50.67%753.981111,84745.5%54.8%
51.35%746.590911,08642.1%61.1%
67.57%746.691712,55175.0%61.9%
53.52%716.71,08012,97650.0%56.1%
55.07%694.982011,92862.5%51.1%
43.28%676.481211,43331.3%54.3%
47.62%636.388012,81463.6%39.0%
66.67%607.21,00513,40975.9%58.1%
56.36%556.594112,43764.7%52.6%
67.27%555.61,01213,12557.1%73.5%
53.70%546.397011,70450.0%58.3%
52.00%506.588713,33838.1%62.1%
38.78%494.078011,57645.0%34.5%
62.50%486.697713,36769.6%56.0%
56.25%485.292513,68862.5%55.0%
40.43%476.594111,58834.8%45.8%
54.35%466.391613,09040.0%65.4%
50.00%446.71,05814,03658.3%46.9%
43.18%446.189312,84035.7%46.7%
39.53%436.583711,54030.0%47.8%
51.16%436.085012,17961.9%40.9%
67.50%406.694813,51175.0%62.5%
71.79%396.793913,94175.0%69.6%
40.54%376.397211,63631.3%47.6%
61.11%366.797215,27353.9%65.2%
51.43%356.71,00412,56360.0%45.0%
59.38%326.794812,10656.3%62.5%
51.61%315.483312,25462.5%47.8%
58.06%316.898712,58666.7%52.6%
36.67%306.11,02811,14838.5%35.3%
36.67%306.577212,48621.4%50.0%
51.72%294.473010,61043.8%61.5%
51.72%297.51,00914,77560.0%47.4%
58.62%297.099112,13470.6%41.7%
44.83%292.46629,63547.1%41.7%
46.43%282.875210,95350.0%42.9%
48.15%272.575110,42750.0%47.1%
57.69%262.965911,88250.0%62.5%
44.00%253.168810,36246.1%41.7%
58.33%246.892114,36970.0%50.0%
56.52%236.091011,12964.3%44.4%
69.57%236.499713,77866.7%72.7%
59.09%222.777212,18957.1%60.0%
40.91%223.58629,12336.4%45.5%
57.14%216.41,01813,78577.8%41.7%
57.14%216.894412,52477.8%41.7%
45.00%203.594810,50342.9%46.1%
45.00%206.61,04815,31350.0%41.7%
55.00%202.975911,10942.9%61.5%
52.63%196.21,08213,13360.0%50.0%
47.37%197.295112,39933.3%53.9%
42.11%196.31,01614,19457.1%33.3%
36.84%193.16557,81540.0%25.0%
50.00%182.55619,53350.0%50.0%
61.11%186.51,09411,93760.0%62.5%
47.06%176.789612,73650.0%44.4%
47.06%177.01,04212,11050.0%42.9%
76.47%176.188111,28375.0%77.8%
53.33%156.993912,58542.9%62.5%
33.33%156.378711,93542.9%25.0%
60.00%152.264110,81157.1%62.5%
57.14%146.388211,44662.5%50.0%
64.29%143.173111,11940.0%77.8%
57.14%146.596813,58442.9%71.4%
57.14%145.974212,38660.0%55.6%
61.54%132.971711,64060.0%62.5%
50.00%125.67849,70466.7%33.3%
33.33%122.764211,27825.0%37.5%
66.67%127.087113,27860.0%71.4%
54.55%116.598512,59850.0%57.1%
70.00%103.680712,959100.0%66.7%
20.00%102.580411,27033.3%14.3%
70.00%106.788912,00980.0%60.0%
33.33%96.41,00613,66533.3%33.3%
44.44%96.51,1069,75533.3%50.0%
55.56%96.41,07214,15350.0%57.1%
55.56%92.05968,34433.3%100.0%
55.56%94.266812,17075.0%40.0%
33.33%95.71,07412,49550.0%28.6%
50.00%86.595913,89950.0%50.0%
50.00%86.088511,5530.0%80.0%
50.00%87.193912,74150.0%50.0%
62.50%83.51,08610,24066.7%60.0%
75.00%86.51,36814,02580.0%66.7%
57.14%76.689813,358100.0%50.0%
71.43%76.589611,38550.0%100.0%
85.71%76.681714,511100.0%83.3%
42.86%72.67209,43950.0%33.3%
28.57%72.154210,54325.0%33.3%
16.67%65.973510,3970.0%25.0%
66.67%66.385714,328100.0%50.0%
33.33%65.884410,68525.0%50.0%
66.67%62.382810,5760.0%80.0%
20.00%57.51,07014,8530.0%33.3%
40.00%56.81,13114,8130.0%50.0%
60.00%56.19738,73650.0%66.7%
40.00%55.584011,5700.0%40.0%
20.00%55.87868,32250.0%0.0%
40.00%54.775112,73650.0%33.3%
60.00%55.679111,59750.0%66.7%
40.00%56.31,19911,95550.0%33.3%
60.00%54.895111,2700.0%100.0%

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Veigar vs Kayle - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Veigar do against Kayle in League of Legends?

Veigar wins the Veigar vs Kayle matchup with a 58.6% win rate compared to Kayle's 41.4%, a 17.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 29 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Veigar do against Kayle in the early game?

In the early game, Veigar has the advantage against Kayle with a 70.6% win rate versus 29.4%. 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 Kayle in the late game?

In the late game, Kayle takes over the Veigar vs Kayle matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Kayle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Veigar vs Kayle matchup?

Veigar wins the matchup against Kayle with a 58.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 17.2 percentage point advantage means Veigar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 29 games analyzed.

What is the best Veigar build against Kayle?

The best Veigar build against Kayle includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Kayle?

The best Veigar runes against Kayle use the Inspiration primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 63.6% win rate in the Veigar vs Kayle matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Veigar counter Kayle?

Yes, Veigar has a favorable matchup against Kayle with a 58.6% win rate. Veigar strongly counters Kayle in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Veigar against Kayle?

When playing Veigar against Kayle, 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.