How to Play Veigar Mid: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Luden's Echo11.4 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −384
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 74.2%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 36.1%

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Veigar Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Mid

When Veigar Mid gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Veigar wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Veigar's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Veigar hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Veigar can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Veigar can start or win.
11.4 min
First item at 11.4 min
Luden's Echo is done — Veigar's first real damage or durability spike.
19.5 min
Two items at 19.5 min
Luden's Echo + Stormsurge: the window to group and take objectives.
26.0 min
Three-item core at 26.0 min
Luden's Echo + Stormsurge + Rabadon's Deathcap completes Veigar's core build.
40 min
Strongest in games of about 40 minutes
Veigar wins 55.2% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Veigar Mid Laning Plan

Veigar scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Veigar Mid is 384 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 40% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 74% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 36%. Veigar averages 0.52 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Veigar win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead74.2%
Ahead66.5%
Behind41.5%
1,000+ gold behind36.1%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Irelia−1,204 gold at 15

Naafiri−937 gold at 15

Katarina−904 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Aurelion Sol+474 gold at 15

Veigar Mid and Late Game

What Veigar does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Veigar is a main damage source (75/100): stay alive and in range for the whole fight rather than diving first.
Veigar wins 6.2 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Veigar mitigates little damage (17/100): one bad position ends the fight, so stay behind your frontline.

These expert Veigar tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Veigar games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Veigar and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Veigar performance.

Veigar has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
Veigar has a much higher late game win rate than their early game win rate. Take advantage of this by spending the early game farming and avoiding unneccessary fights.
Veigar has a greater attack range than most champions. Take advantage of this by poking with autos at max range whenever you get the chance, and back off to maintain that max range distance to maximize trades.
Veigar has a low base attack speed, which can make last hitting in the early game more challenging. It can also make percentage attack speed items scale less effectively than they do on other champions.

Playing Veigar

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.
Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.
Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Playing Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.
Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.
Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

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How to Play Veigar FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Veigar power spike?

Veigar's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 11.4 min.

Can Veigar come back from behind?

Veigar wins 42% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 2,621 games), against 67% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Veigar games, but it is not decisive.

What is Veigar's first item?

Most Veigar players finish Luden's Echo first, at a median of 11.4 minutes.

Which lanes are hardest for Veigar?

By gold at 15 minutes, Veigar falls furthest behind against Irelia, Naafiri, Katarina. Play those lanes safe and scale.

How do you play Veigar Mid?

From this patch's ranked data, Veigar wins by playing to these strengths: survive and deal damage in teamfights; play for the late game.

Veigar How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes