Mid Matchup

Veigar vs Viktor

Patch: 15.18 (25.18)
League: Platinum+
Veigar

Veigar

the Tiny Master of Evil
Mid
Veigar Mid Overall Win Rate
50.67%

Matchup Win Rate

51.3%
Veigar vs Viktor Wins
⚔
48.7%
Viktor vs Veigar Wins
Viktor

Viktor

the Herald of the Arcane
Mid
Viktor Mid Overall Win Rate
50.12%

Veigar vs Viktor - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.18 (25.18)

Veigar Mid vs Viktor Mid - Who is stronger?

Veigar Mid has a slight edge over Viktor (51.3% win rate) based on 812 games. The matchup slightly favors Veigar.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Veigar Mid vs Viktor Mid in patch 15.18 (25.18), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 80.6% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.7% popularity, Veigar constantly encounters meta-dominant Viktor (5.1%, 11th place out of 61 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 51.3% vs 48.7% advantage. Veigar's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Electrocute paired with Taste of Blood (51.4% win rate, 8.4% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Rod of Ages > Archangel's Staff > Cryptbloom with Sorcerer's Shoes delivers 80.6% win rate against Viktor.

Win through macro: Veigar takes the matchup (51.29%) despite falling behind in CS (6.28 vs 7.47/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Veigar wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (837 vs 949/min), the 51.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Veigar wins the matchup (51.3%) despite a lower KDA (2.20 vs 2.30). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Veigar vs Viktor - Mid Stats Comparison

Veigar Mid
Veigar Mid		Versus
Viktor Mid
Viktor Mid
B+TierB+
51.3%Matchup Winrate48.7%
50.67%Role Winrate50.12%
#33Winrate Rank#39
3.7%Pickrate5.1%
2.2Average KDA2.3
437Gold per Minute424
6.28CS/Min7.47
0.30Wards per Minute0.36
837Damage per Minute949

How to Beat Viktor as Veigar (Mid)

While statistically Veigar is slightly stronger than Viktor in the mid lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

The magic damage that Veigar deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Viktor deals primarily magic damage (95.18%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Viktor, ranking 9th (versus 42nd for Veigar) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.3 versus 2.2) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Veigar Mid versus Viktor 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 Viktor, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Veigar vs Viktor: 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.
49.8% Win Rate94.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
54.6% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate

Veigar vs Viktor: 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

49.7% Win Rate41.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) health (based on level)

Cooldown: 20s

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Increase the gold gained by 20 gold for each Bounty Hunter stack, up to 130 gold.

Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

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

51.4% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate

Veigar vs Viktor: 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.
47.3% Win Rate75.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
49.7% Win Rate69.4% 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.
50.2% Win Rate16.5% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
47.7% Win Rate4.1% 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%.
58.2% Win Rate17.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
65.2% Win Rate20.9% 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.
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield (450 gold) 110 Health
Enduring Focus
Restore 4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restore Health over 8 seconds.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.9% Win Rate0.8% 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
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
98.4% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
71.7% Win Rate2.5% 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.
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
80.6% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt (2600 gold) 60 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Supersonic
Dash in target direction, unleashing missiles that deal magic damage.
100.0% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate
Other Items
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
59.3% Win Rate18.4% Pick Rate
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.
66.5% Win Rate10.8% 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.
43.3% Win Rate8.4% 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.
33.4% Win Rate7.3% Pick Rate
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.
49.1% Win Rate4.8% Pick Rate
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
50.4% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Cosmic Drive
Cosmic Drive (3000 gold) 70 Ability Power
350 Health
25 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
Spelldance
Dealing magic or true damage to champions grants Move Speed for 4 seconds.
50.0% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate

Veigar vs Viktor: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
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
E
E
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
46.9% Win Rate55.2% 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
W
W
W
R
E
Event Horizon Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.
E
E
E
E
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
66.2% Win Rate2.1% 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 Viktor

  • Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
  • Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

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