Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstCountered by stasisCountered by spell shield

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Veigar

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Hollow Radiance
1vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
2vs AP
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Unending Despair
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41282%
41410%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Fimbulwinter
Survival
100.0% WR2 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
OrnnOrnn
VeigarVeigar
Favorable
Favorable
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 9, 2026