Mid Matchup

Veigar vs Akali

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Veigar

Veigar

the Tiny Master of Evil
Mid
Veigar Mid Overall Win Rate
50.53%

Matchup Win Rate

53.1%
Veigar vs Akali Wins
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47.0%
Akali vs Veigar Wins
Akali

Akali

the Rogue Assassin
Mid
Akali Mid Overall Win Rate
50.33%

Veigar vs Akali - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Veigar Mid vs Akali Mid - Who is stronger?

Veigar Mid performs well against Akali (53.1% win rate) based on 670 games. This matchup works well for Veigar players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Veigar Mid vs Akali Mid in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 80.4% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.8% popularity, Veigar constantly encounters meta-dominant Akali (6.2%, 7th place out of 57 Mid champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Veigar performance in the current patch. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at B+-tier, but Veigar claims a meaningful 53.1% vs 47.0% advantage. Veigar's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Arcane Comet paired with Manaflow Band (63.4% win rate, 5.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Luden's Companion > Archangel's Staff > Rabadon's Deathcap with Sorcerer's Shoes delivers 80.4% win rate against Akali.

Lane dominance: Veigar not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (7.18/min vs 5.42 for Akali). This 1.76 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Veigar wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (807 vs 866/min), the 53.1% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (2.30) with 53.1% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Veigar vs Akali - Mid Stats Comparison

Veigar Mid
Veigar Mid		Versus
Akali Mid
Akali Mid
B+TierB+
53.1%Matchup Winrate47.0%
50.53%Role Winrate50.33%
#29Winrate Rank#32
3.8%Pickrate6.2%
2.3Average KDA2.3
412Gold per Minute413
7.18CS/Min5.42
0.32Wards per Minute0.32
807Damage per Minute866

How to Beat Akali as Veigar (Mid)

The Veigar versus Akali matchup in the mid lane is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Veigar deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Akali deals primarily magic damage (86.04%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Veigar is higher farming statistics (ranked 11th among role champions) (versus 55th for Akali), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items.

Key aspects of the Veigar Mid versus Akali Mid matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Veigar player to maintain constant pressure on Akali, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Veigar vs Akali: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
54.1% Win Rate92.3% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
62.8% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Veigar vs Akali: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
First Strike
First Strike Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat grant 10 gold and First Strike for 3 seconds, causing you to deal 7% extra damage against champions, and granting 50% (35% for ranged champions) of bonus damage dealt as gold.

Cooldown: 25 - 15s

First Strike

Attacks or abilities against an enemy champion within 0.25s of entering champion combat g…

Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots before then. For each takedown you acquire the boots 45s sooner.

Slightly Magical Footwear grants you an additional 10 Move Speed.

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

56.5% Win Rate45.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.

10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD
20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD
30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD
40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD
50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD
60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD
etc...

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

63.4% Win Rate5.7% Pick Rate

Veigar vs Akali: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
54.2% Win Rate76.7% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
56.3% Win Rate73.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
47.4% Win Rate13.8% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
36.7% Win Rate4.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Catalyst of Aeons
Catalyst of Aeons (1300 gold) 350 Health
375 Mana
Eternity
Restores 10% of the damage taken from champions as Mana.
Casting an Ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
->
Rod of Ages
Rod of Ages (2600 gold) 50 Ability Power
400 Health
400 Mana
Timeless
This item gains 10 Health, 20 Mana and 3 Ability Power every 60 seconds up to 10 times. Upon reaching max stacks, gain a level.
Eternity
Taking damage from champions restores 10% of the damage as Mana.
Casting an ability heals for 25% of Mana spent.
Archangel's Staff
Archangel's Staff (2900 gold) 70 Ability Power
600 Mana
25 Ability Haste
Awe
Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
61.0% Win Rate13.7% Pick Rate
Final Build
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
59.7% Win Rate21.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess (400 gold) 240 Mana
Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions), up to 360.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal an additional 5 physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
55.1% Win Rate20.5% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
100.0% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
66.7% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
56.3% Win Rate73.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
Archangel's Staff
Archangel's Staff (2900 gold) 70 Ability Power
600 Mana
25 Ability Haste
Awe
Gain Ability Power equal to 1% bonus Mana.
Manaflow (8s, max 5 charges)
Landing Abilities grants 5 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Seraph's Embrace at 360 max Mana.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
80.4% Win Rate1.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
100.0% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Other Items
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
49.9% Win Rate21.8% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
49.6% Win Rate12.9% Pick Rate
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
49.2% Win Rate12.8% Pick Rate
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen
Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
49.4% Win Rate4.4% Pick Rate
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
100.0% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
0.0% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
0.0% Win Rate2.2% Pick Rate

Veigar vs Akali: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Baleful Strike Veigar unleashes a bolt of dark energy that deals magic damage to the first two enemies hit. Units killed by this bolt grant Veigar some ability power permanently.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Dark Matter Veigar calls a great mass of dark matter to fall from the sky to the target location, dealing magic damage when it lands. Stacks of Phenomenal Evil reduce Dark Matter's cooldown.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Event Horizon Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.
E
E
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E
R
R
Primordial Burst Blasts target enemy champion, dealing a large amount of magic damage, increasing based on the target's missing health.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
50.2% Win Rate49.8% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Q
Baleful Strike Veigar unleashes a bolt of dark energy that deals magic damage to the first two enemies hit. Units killed by this bolt grant Veigar some ability power permanently.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Dark Matter Veigar calls a great mass of dark matter to fall from the sky to the target location, dealing magic damage when it lands. Stacks of Phenomenal Evil reduce Dark Matter's cooldown.
W
W
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W
W
R
E
Event Horizon Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.
E
E
E
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E
R
R
Primordial Burst Blasts target enemy champion, dealing a large amount of magic damage, increasing based on the target's missing health.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
62.8% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate

Veigar tips:

  • 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 Akali

  • Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
  • Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
  • Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Veigar Mid other Matchups

Veigar
+6.3%
Yone

Veigar vs Yone

Veigar
+3.9%
Sylas

Veigar vs Sylas

Veigar
+3.9%
Azir

Veigar vs Azir

Veigar
+3.4%
Aurora

Veigar vs Aurora

Veigar
+3.3%
Galio

Veigar vs Galio

Veigar
+3.1%
Lissandra

Veigar vs Lissandra

Veigar
+2.6%
Mel

Veigar vs Mel

Veigar
+2.5%
Diana

Veigar vs Diana

Veigar
+2.3%
Yasuo

Veigar vs Yasuo

Veigar
+2.1%
Zoe

Veigar vs Zoe

Veigar
+2.1%
Vex

Veigar vs Vex

Veigar
+1.7%
Ryze

Veigar vs Ryze

Veigar
+1.6%
Annie

Veigar vs Annie

Veigar
+1.4%
Viktor

Veigar vs Viktor

Veigar
+1.3%
Orianna

Veigar vs Orianna

Veigar
+1.2%
Malzahar

Veigar vs Malzahar

Veigar
+1.1%
Ekko

Veigar vs Ekko

Veigar
+1.0%
Ahri

Veigar vs Ahri

Veigar
-0.5%
Kassadin

Veigar vs Kassadin

Veigar
-1.1%
Twisted Fate

Veigar vs Twisted Fate

Veigar
-1.3%
Syndra

Veigar vs Syndra

Veigar
-1.4%
Vladimir

Veigar vs Vladimir

Veigar
-1.6%
LeBlanc

Veigar vs LeBlanc

Veigar
-1.6%
Zed

Veigar vs Zed

Veigar
-1.7%
Hwei

Veigar vs Hwei

Veigar
-1.7%
Aurelion Sol

Veigar vs Aurelion Sol

Veigar
-2.0%
Lux

Veigar vs Lux

Veigar
-2.7%
Katarina

Veigar vs Katarina

Veigar
-2.8%
Fizz

Veigar vs Fizz

Veigar
-3.0%
Xerath

Veigar vs Xerath