Matchup

Lucian
Lucian
73%
27%

vs

45.4%

over 368 games

Veigar
Veigar
17%
83%
Heavy AP damageHigh burstCountered by stasisCountered by spell shield

Skill matchup

Build vs Veigar

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Essence Reaver
1DPS
Navori Flickerblade
2DPS
Black Cleaver
3vs Tank

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Infinity Edge
5DPS

Summoner spells

42179%
1414%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP
Mercurial Scimitar
vs AP

Anti Tank

Lord Dominik's Regards
5vs Tank
The Collector
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank

DPS

Infinity Edge
DPS
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Bloodthirster
DPS
Rapid Firecannon
DPS
Immortal Shieldbow
DPS
Stormrazor
DPS
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
85.7% WR7 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
LucianLucian
VeigarVeigar
Aggressive
Neutral
Passive

Veigar's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Phenomenal Evil Power (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s0s20s
65s0s20s2m
94s0s20s2m
114s0s20s1m30
164s0s17s1m
184s0s14s1m

Playing against Veigar

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Punish Veigar in early game: he's very weak and immobile before his stacks and items.

2

Don't touch the edges of his cage (E): the stun is on the EDGE, not inside. You can stay in the center without being stunned.

3

Flash or dash over the cage walls to get out — dashes go through them.

4

Buy MR and HP: his R deals missing HP % damage + AP scaling, MR reduces all of it.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 8, 2026