Veigar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.4%
Pick Rate
4.7%

Veigarvs Malphite

AMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Veigar vs Malphite is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Malphite wins with a 51.3% win rate (+2.6%) over Veigar based on 39 games. Malphite wins the early laning phase while Veigar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Malphite 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 - 48.7% win rate in this matchup
Veigar
48.7% WR
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Malphite vs Veigar matchup - 51.3% win rate
Malphite
51.3% WR

Who Wins the Veigar vs Malphite Matchup?

Malphite wins the Veigar vs Malphite matchup
Winner
Malphite
Matches: 39
48.7%
Win Rate
51.3%
5.8
CS / min
4.8
777
DMG / min
706
10,960
Gold / game
10,369
90
Heal / min
106
392
DMG Mitigated / min
1,165
0.6
CC / min
1.0
36.8%
Early Game WR
63.2%
60.0%
Late Game WR
40.0%

Veigar vs Malphite Matchup Summary

The Veigar vs Malphite matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 39 recent matches analyzed, Malphite wins with a 51.3% win rate compared to Veigar's 48.7%, giving Malphite a 2.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malphite controls the early laning stage, but Veigar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malphite needs to press advantages before Veigar reaches their power spikes, while Veigar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Malphite leads by 789 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Malphite is slightly favored, Veigar can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Malphite's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Veigar vs Malphite Laning Phase Breakdown

Veigar wins the laning phase against Malphite in League of Legends

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

Farming
5.8Veigar
4.8Malphite
Veigar significantly out-farms Malphite by 1.0 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 15 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Veigar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Malphite players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
777Veigar
706Malphite
Veigar deals 71 more champion damage per minute than Malphite. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Malphite choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Veigar's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
10,960Veigar
10,369Malphite
Veigar earns 590 more gold per game than Malphite, 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
0.6Veigar
1.0Malphite
Malphite provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Veigar, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Malphite coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
482Veigar
1,271Malphite
Malphite vastly out-sustains Veigar, healing and mitigating 789 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Malphite 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 Malphite

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Malphite, providing the mobility and stats Veigar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Veigar against Malphite are Luden's Echo, Stormsurge and Shadowflame. 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 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Malphite. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Veigar vs Malphite matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Malphite
63.2%
+26.3% advantage
Veigar early game win rateVeigar36.8%
Malphite early game win rateMalphite63.2%
Late Game
Veigar
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Veigar late game win rateVeigar60.0%
Malphite late game win rateMalphite40.0%

Malphite dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 63.2% win rate — a 26.3 percentage point lead over Veigar. This lopsided early game means Malphite can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Veigar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Malphite. Extended games heavily favor Veigar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malphite must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Veigar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Veigar 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 Malphite

Inspiration rune tree - Veigar primary runes vs MalphiteInspiration
First Strike - best Veigar rune vs MalphiteMagical Footwear - best Veigar rune vs MalphiteBiscuit Delivery - best Veigar rune vs MalphiteCosmic Insight - best Veigar rune vs Malphite
Sorcery rune tree - Veigar secondary runes vs MalphiteSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Veigar rune vs MalphiteTranscendence - best Veigar rune vs Malphite
58.3% WR

The Inspiration primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Veigar maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Malphite.


Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.77%3236.792512,71140.8%57.5%
53.57%3086.694312,49151.6%55.0%
47.20%2505.886012,54544.4%48.8%
46.35%2336.485512,02743.4%48.8%
42.13%1976.390311,81740.7%43.4%
38.95%1906.282611,46731.8%45.1%
48.66%1876.383711,73837.5%57.0%
52.97%1856.292012,89553.9%52.5%
55.74%1836.592912,24359.7%53.1%
51.98%1776.788112,65447.6%54.4%
51.79%1686.490012,02551.4%52.0%
52.80%1616.484211,88549.2%55.2%
56.64%1436.11,00012,32660.9%53.2%
49.25%1346.187212,17840.7%55.0%
44.80%1256.394511,89434.7%51.3%
53.39%1186.790313,48658.5%49.2%
52.25%1115.791012,33253.5%51.5%
58.88%1076.51,00613,82945.5%64.9%
50.00%1006.991312,19746.7%52.7%
48.00%1006.487012,11041.5%52.5%
56.00%1006.698313,93268.6%49.2%
53.06%986.488211,59153.3%52.8%
42.86%986.792213,08144.1%42.2%
64.58%966.51,10712,52252.6%72.4%
61.70%946.691612,12564.8%57.5%
49.44%896.588112,87545.7%51.9%
48.28%876.51,02113,54653.6%45.8%
53.49%866.379311,50442.5%63.0%
52.50%806.888912,46255.6%50.0%
51.28%786.183712,71653.1%50.0%
57.14%776.392213,91765.2%53.7%
44.16%776.690013,28743.2%45.0%
55.26%767.01,02613,14255.9%54.8%
50.00%746.592012,12250.0%50.0%
54.93%716.71,02813,88555.2%54.8%
43.66%716.390211,41343.3%43.9%
52.11%716.91,05113,82452.6%51.9%
50.72%696.686512,07264.3%41.5%
58.21%676.790913,60664.5%52.8%
45.31%646.398111,23342.4%48.4%
67.19%646.71,01313,50770.6%63.3%
61.29%626.81,07012,91752.2%66.7%
45.76%594.175411,33439.1%50.0%
50.85%596.61,02613,16942.1%55.0%
51.85%545.582612,57747.4%54.3%
52.83%535.493013,60050.0%54.0%
45.10%516.51,02513,50040.0%47.2%
55.10%496.380112,39643.8%60.6%
63.83%475.690913,49968.4%60.7%
59.57%476.691011,87962.1%55.6%
54.35%465.386011,98658.8%51.7%
45.45%446.694714,14442.9%46.7%
41.86%436.11,00711,97050.0%33.3%
55.81%437.191412,22363.2%50.0%
52.50%406.397014,32353.9%51.9%
61.54%396.092813,04954.5%64.3%
48.72%395.877710,96036.8%60.0%
50.00%387.090214,51650.0%50.0%
38.24%345.781013,34536.4%39.1%
48.39%316.396813,23041.7%52.6%
54.84%316.791212,13241.2%71.4%
63.33%306.589211,88153.9%70.6%
37.93%292.679111,8679.1%55.6%
37.93%292.974211,56436.4%38.9%
51.72%296.489613,58071.4%45.5%
62.96%274.672411,56487.5%52.6%
22.22%276.31,05611,5610.0%35.3%
54.17%246.51,05514,10542.9%58.8%
65.22%236.599812,27860.0%69.2%
43.48%236.678713,53937.5%46.7%
47.83%236.887211,96357.1%43.8%
47.83%232.573310,81150.0%46.1%
54.55%226.698713,79660.0%50.0%
59.09%226.589213,32271.4%53.3%
66.67%216.21,00315,27050.0%73.3%
42.86%214.784510,47754.5%30.0%
60.00%206.993312,29176.9%28.6%
30.00%202.15848,83416.7%50.0%
42.11%196.41,13212,62550.0%36.4%
47.37%196.677611,39037.5%54.5%
68.42%196.11,31714,09871.4%66.7%
42.11%196.597013,447100.0%21.4%
52.94%176.189913,06050.0%54.5%
52.94%176.491813,78960.0%50.0%
31.25%166.41,27613,74520.0%36.4%
56.25%163.71,03610,39855.6%57.1%
60.00%156.41,09613,42233.3%77.8%
42.86%143.669110,01662.5%16.7%
35.71%146.483110,67520.0%75.0%
42.86%146.387911,98375.0%30.0%
57.14%142.966210,12250.0%62.5%
35.71%146.177311,61342.9%28.6%
30.77%132.165610,2810.0%50.0%
58.33%127.288215,52760.0%57.1%
58.33%122.456610,75033.3%83.3%
50.00%127.11,09112,25150.0%50.0%
58.33%125.81,16510,45375.0%50.0%
63.64%112.567010,70350.0%71.4%
45.45%112.573011,06150.0%42.9%
54.55%116.496612,60171.4%25.0%
54.55%112.465210,84160.0%50.0%
36.36%116.778012,93850.0%28.6%
30.00%102.371610,20050.0%16.7%
60.00%106.71,02314,13650.0%62.5%
80.00%106.094915,15066.7%85.7%
44.44%94.51,13014,1490.0%57.1%
33.33%91.96238,76716.7%66.7%
25.00%82.261810,69950.0%16.7%
37.50%83.480411,2040.0%60.0%
25.00%85.789711,89450.0%16.7%
25.00%86.11,10412,74033.3%20.0%
87.50%82.867712,6400.0%100.0%
37.50%82.558410,49850.0%25.0%
57.14%73.986912,446100.0%40.0%
42.86%76.21,11810,92750.0%33.3%
57.14%77.31,02714,57750.0%60.0%
42.86%76.41,08912,7310.0%75.0%
42.86%76.685711,50733.3%50.0%
50.00%66.591414,805100.0%40.0%
33.33%65.294811,40725.0%50.0%
33.33%66.483113,4840.0%50.0%
66.67%64.31,06311,870100.0%50.0%
66.67%63.099413,204100.0%60.0%
83.33%66.51,05313,010100.0%75.0%
16.67%64.85347,55425.0%0.0%
50.00%65.985711,7600.0%75.0%
50.00%67.289713,29550.0%50.0%
83.33%67.192516,347100.0%75.0%
50.00%66.498412,40050.0%50.0%
60.00%56.21,12814,2670.0%75.0%
60.00%52.66968,66233.3%100.0%
80.00%55.51,10013,527100.0%66.7%
60.00%56.31,15512,54066.7%50.0%
60.00%56.71,15412,82750.0%66.7%
100.00%56.587011,681100.0%100.0%

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Veigar vs Malphite - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Veigar do against Malphite in League of Legends?

Malphite wins the Veigar vs Malphite matchup with a 51.3% win rate compared to Veigar's 48.7%, a 2.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 39 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Veigar do against Malphite in the early game?

In the early game, Malphite has the advantage against Veigar with a 63.2% win rate versus 36.8%. Malphite players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Veigar do against Malphite in the late game?

In the late game, Veigar takes over the Veigar vs Malphite matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Veigar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Veigar vs Malphite matchup?

Malphite wins the matchup against Veigar with a 51.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.6 percentage point advantage means Malphite is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 39 games analyzed.

What is the best Veigar build against Malphite?

The best Veigar build against Malphite includes Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame 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 Malphite?

The best Veigar runes against Malphite use the Inspiration primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 58.3% win rate in the Veigar vs Malphite matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Veigar counter Malphite?

No, Veigar struggles against Malphite with only a 48.7% win rate. Malphite has the advantage in this matchup. Veigar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Malphite's lead.

How do I play Veigar against Malphite?

When playing Veigar against Malphite, play cautiously and avoid Malphite's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Malphite in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.