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Recommended Build
Best Win Rate Build
19 games
Overall: 68.4%
Runes: 75.0%
Spells: 100.0%
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Gameplay Ratings
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Abilities
E
Harrowed Path
Viego commands the Black Mist to haunt and surround a piece of terrain. Viego can hide in the Mist as a wraith, gaining camouflage, Move Speed, and Attack Speed.
Passive
Sovereign's Domination
Enemies who fall before Viego become wraiths. By attacking a wraith, Viego temporarily seizes control of the dead enemy's body, healing for a percentage of his target's max health and gaining access to their basic abilities and items. He replaces their Ultimate with a free cast of his own.
Q
Blade of the Ruined King
Viego's spectral blade passively deals bonus percent current Health damage <OnHit>On-Hit</OnHit> and strikes twice vs. enemies he recently hit with an Ability, stealing Health.<br><br>Viego can activate this Ability to thrust his zweihander forward, impaling enemies in front of him.
R (Ultimate)
Heartbreaker
Viego teleports to a nearby location and executes an enemy champion on arrival, piercing their heart and causing a destructive shockwave around them that knocks away their allies.
W
Spectral Maw
Viego charges up before dashing forward, releasing a ball of concentrated Black Mist that stuns the first enemy hit.
Lore
Once ruler of a long-lost kingdom, Viego perished over a thousand years ago when his attempt to bring his wife back from the dead triggered the magical catastrophe known as the Ruination. Transformed into a powerful, unliving specter tortured by an obsessive longing for his centuries-dead queen, Viego now stands as the Ruined King, controlling the deadly Harrowings as he scours Runeterra for anything that might one day restore her, and destroying all in his path as the Black Mist pours endlessly from his cruel, broken heart.
About Viego, The Ruined King
Once ruler of a long-lost kingdom, Viego perished over a thousand years ago when his attempt to bring his wife back from the dead triggered the magical catastrophe known as the Ruination. Transformed into a powerful, unliving specter tortured by an obsessive longing for his centuries-dead queen, Viego now stands as the Ruined King, controlling the deadly Harrowings as he scours Runeterra for anything that might one day restore her, and destroying all in his path as the Black Mist pours endlessly from his cruel, broken heart.
How to Play Viego
Playing Viegoeffectively comes down to understanding the champion's role, combo patterns, and power spikes. As a fighter, Viego benefits from the recommended runes and core items shown above, which reflect the current meta across ranked play.
Viego Counters and Matchups
Viego's toughest matchup this patch is Pantheon. Conversely, Viego performs strongly into Garen.
Difficulty and Who Should Play Viego
Riot rates Viego's difficulty at 5/10. Viego sits in the middle range — approachable, but with enough depth to reward practice.