Mage

Veigar

The Tiny Master of Evil

An enthusiastic master of dark sorcery, Veigar has embraced powers that few mortals dare approach. As a free-spirited inhabitant of Bandle City, he longed to push beyond the limitations of yordle magic, and turned instead to arcane texts that had been hidden away for thousands of years.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Phenomenal Evil Power
Q
Baleful Strike
W
Dark Matter
E
Event Horizon
R
Primordial Burst

Veigar

Overview

On patch 16.21, Veigar is rated B tier in the mid lane, winning 50.2% of 5,874 ranked games with a 6.1% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Arcane Comet with Flash and Barrier and builds Luden's Echo, Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Spellslinger's Shoes.

Veigar struggles most against Talon (31.3%), Pantheon (33.3%), and Xerath (34.6%) and does best against Qiyana (79.3%), Cassiopeia (71.4%), and Annie (67.6%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 5,874 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

50.2%

Win rate

6.1%

Pick rate

5.9K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as 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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Matchups

All Veigar matchups

Strong against

Qiyana79.3%29
Cassiopeia71.4%21
Annie67.6%37
Galio67.5%40
Naafiri63.0%27

Weak against

Talon31.3%32
Pantheon33.3%27
Xerath34.6%133
Malphite36.7%30
Hwei37.5%48

Abilities

P
Phenomenal Evil Power
Veigar is the greatest Evil to ever strike at the hearts of Runeterra - and he's only getting bigger! Striking an enemy Champion with a spell or scoring a takedown grants Veigar permanently increased Ability Power.
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.
Cooldown: 6/5.5/5/4.5/4Cost: 30/35/40/45/50Range: 1000
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.
Cooldown: 0Cost: 60/65/70/75/80Range: 950
E
Event Horizon
Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.
Cooldown: 20/18.5/17/15.5/14Cost: 70/75/80/85/90Range: 725
R
Primordial Burst
Blasts target enemy champion, dealing a large amount of magic damage, increasing based on the target's missing health.
Cooldown: 120/90/60Cost: 100Range: 650