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Veigar
Patch 16.3.1
MidDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Survive the first 10 minutes with even CS. Transition into the mid-game by using to secure picks around Dragon/Baron. In late game, use your 1000+ AP to delete the enemy frontline or one-shot any squishy that walks into range.
Playstyle
Infinite scaling burst mage who functions as a late-game nuclear threat. Your job is to stack AP safely, control teamfights with your cage, and delete any target below 40% HP.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Infinite AP scaling via means you eventually outscale everyone
- + is one of the strongest non-ultimate crowd control abilities in the game
- +Massive execution damage with to bypass tanky targets
- +Extremely low cooldown on in the late game thanks to stacks
Weaknesses
- -Zero mobility makes you a prime target for ganks and divers
- -Abysmal early game damage and high mana costs before first back
- -Delayed damage on makes you reliant on landing
- -Short range on and forces you into dangerous positioning
Abilities
Every time you hit an enemy champion with a spell, you gain permanent AP. Takedowns give even more. Do not just farm minions; actively trade with to accelerate your power. More stacks also reduce the cooldown of .
A line-skillshot that hits two targets. It grants permanent AP when it kills a unit. Try to line up two low-health minions, or one minion and the enemy champion, to maximize stack generation while poking.
A high-damage meteor with a long delay. It's almost impossible to hit on a moving target. Only cast this when an enemy is stunned by or slowed by an ally. The cooldown gets significantly shorter as you collect stacks.
Creates a cage after a 0.5s delay. Enemies touching the edge are stunned. This is your lifeblood. Use it to zone enemies away from objectives or trap them inside so you can land . You don't always need the stun; trapping them inside is often enough.
A point-and-click nuke that scales with the enemy's missing health. This is an EXECUTE. Never lead with this. Wait until the enemy is below 33% health for maximum damage value.
Teamfight Role
Zone Controller and Anti-Carry
Stay in the backline. Use to split the enemy team in half or peel for your ADC. Throw and on the closest targets to stack . Save for whoever is the biggest threat that falls below 40% HP.
If the enemy has a fed Master Yi or Katarina, hold exclusively to interrupt their engage; do not use it offensively.
Combos
Standard Burst
→ → →
The bread and butter. Catch them in the stun, drop and simultaneously, then finish with while they are still locked down.
The 'Box-In' Poke
→ →
If the enemy is inside the cage but not stunned, they are forced to dodge the center. Use that predictable movement to land an easy and gain stacks.
Flash Pick
Flash → → →
Use Flash to get the edge of directly on the target for an instant stun. This is your primary way to start a fight or catch a carry out of position.
Self-Peel Defense
on self → at feet →
When dove by an assassin, drop so you are in the center. They must either stop their dash or get stunned. Drop on yourself to force them to move or take massive damage.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | Unlocks , giving you the ability to actually kill your laner if they stay at half health. |
| Level 9 | is maxed out, providing lower cooldown for faster stacking and consistent poke damage. |
| Level 11 | Second point in increases the execute threshold significantly. |
| Level 13 | Usually when is maxed second, the stun duration is now long enough to guaranteed a hit without high Tenacity. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can hide the startup animation by casting it inside of terrain or bushes.
- •Don't always aim for the stun with ; simply trapping a target without dashes inside the cage usually forces a Flash or a kill.
- •Your grants vision in its impact area; use it to safely check bushes without face-walking.
- •In the early game, use to kill two minions at once. This doubles your stacking efficiency for the same mana cost.
- •If an enemy is running at you, cast slightly behind them so they walk into the back wall while trying to retreat.
- •Stacking isn't just for damage; late game has a sub-2 second cooldown because of , allowing you to spam it for zone control.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using as an opener→You lose the missing health scaling, often leaving the enemy with 10% HP to escape or counter-attack.
- ✕Over-extending to get a stack on a champion→You have no mobility; walking up too far usually results in getting ganked and dying, losing more stacks than you gained.
- ✕Casting without CC→It rarely hits and wastes a massive amount of mana in the early game.
- ✕Building full glass cannon against assassins→You get one-shot before you can react. Because of , you can afford to buy a defensive item like Frozen Heart or Kaenic Rookern.
- ✕Ignoring the 'two-hit' mechanic on →You lose half your potential stacking speed by only hitting one minion at a time.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.3.1 • Generated