- Win Rate
- 52.3%
- Pick Rate
- 6.0%
- Ban Rate
- 4.4%
Veigar vs Zed
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 11,965
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Veigar vs Zed is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.21. Veigar wins with a 51.8% win rate (+3.6%) over Zed based on 330 games. Zed 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 Zed 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 Zed?
Veigar wins 51.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.9% and 56.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.2% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 315 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.20
- +1.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21 · Oct 27 – Nov 3
Key takeaways
- Veigar vs Zed is an even matchup: Veigar wins 51.4% of 315 games, and the 95% range (45.9–56.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 54.2% for Veigar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Zed usually wins the lane: 981 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (313 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Veigar players pick Zhonya's Hourglass far more often against Zed: 23.1% of their other Mid games, 47.3% 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 Zed 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 Zed Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Veigar vs Zed Win Rate by Game Length
Veigar's win rate against Zed 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 Zed in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Veigar vs Zed 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)ZedVeigar gold at 15: −981
- First itemZedVeigar: 11.4 min · Zed: 10.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVeigar wins 47.1% of 102 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenVeigar wins 54.7% of 192 games
What Veigar Changes Against Zed
Choices Veigar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Usually23.1%vs Zed47.3%+24.2 pts57.0% WR here
StormsurgeItemUsually43.4%vs Zed32.4%−11.0 pts51.0% WR here
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually41.3%vs Zed32.2%−9.1 pts52.5% WR here
Usually55.9%vs Zed49.2%−6.7 pts56.1% WR here
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually85.2%vs Zed79.0%−6.2 pts55.0% WR here
Armored AdvanceBootsUsually1.2%vs Zed6.3%+5.1 pts35.0% WR here
Best Veigar Build vs Zed
Usual Veigar build (Mid)
70.1% win rate · 67 games
Against Zed
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 14 of 213 Veigar games against Zed 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 11.4 min (median of 158 games).
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 10.4 min (median of 185 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 Zed
Usual Veigar runes (Mid)
First Strike
54.9% win rate · 3,220 games
Against Zed
First Strike55.0% win rate · 120 games
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Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. 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
Hardest for Veigar
Easiest for Veigar
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 Zed FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Veigar vs Zed?
Veigar vs Zed is an even matchup: Veigar wins 51.4% of 315 games, and the 95% range (45.9–56.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Veigar's win rate against Zed?
Veigar wins 51.4% of 315 Mid games against Zed on patch 26.21 (95% range 45.9–56.9%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 54.2% would be expected.
Does Veigar counter Zed?
Not clearly. Veigar wins 51.4% of 315 games against Zed, and the 95% range (45.9–56.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Veigar or Zed?
Zed usually wins the lane: 981 gold ahead of Veigar at 15 minutes on average (313 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Veigar outscale Zed?
Not measurably: Veigar's win rate against Zed in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Zed strongest against Veigar?
Zed is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Veigar build against Zed?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Veigar's usual Mid core: Rod of Ages, Stormsurge, Zhonya's Hourglass. The biggest change against Zed: Zhonya's Hourglass (23.1% usually, 47.3% here).
What runes should Veigar use against Zed?
First Strike with Inspiration and Sorcery — 55.0% over 120 games against Zed. The biggest change against Zed: Flash + Teleport (85.2% usually, 79.0% here).