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Veigar vs Smolder

Veigar
vs
61.4%

over 57 games

Smolder
Analyze a draft with Veigar

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstHeavy pokeSustained DPS

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Smolder

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Veigar: Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap, Sorcerer's Shoes, Seraph's Embrace, Rod of Ages, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Luden's Echo
1
Stormsurge
2
Rabadon's Deathcap
3

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Seraph's Embrace
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport92%
FlashBarrier4%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Seraph's Embrace
Rod of Ages
Shadowflame
Zhonya's Hourglass
Cryptbloom
Void Staff
Banshee's Veil
Hextech Rocketbelt
Dark Seal
Seeker's Armguard
Mejai's Soulstealer
Tear of the Goddess
Shurelya's Battlesong
Malignance
70.0% WR10 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
Gathering StormGathering Storm
DominationDomination
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Smolder's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dragon Practice (P)

Hitting champions with Abilities and killing enemies with Super Scorcher Breath grants a stack of Dragon Practice. Stacks increase the damage of Smolders basic Abilities.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
35.5s14s24s–
64.5s14s24s2m
93.5s13s24s2m
113.5s12s24s1m50
163.5s10s20s1m40
183.5s10s16s1m40

Playing as Veigar

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Last-hit with Baleful Strike

    Last-hit minions with Baleful Strike (Q): each kill with this spell gives you a Phenomenal Evil stack, which is power for the whole game, and large minions give more.

  2. Make them cross the edge of your cage

    Place Event Horizon (E) so your target is on the edge or has to cross it: only the cage's perimeter stuns, and it only lasts 3 seconds.

  3. Cage first, Dark Matter second

    Stun first with Event Horizon (E), then cast Dark Matter (W): a stunned target can't dodge it.

  4. Finish with your ult

    Cast Primordial Burst (R) last, after your other spells: its damage rises with the target's missing health and peaks below 33%.

Playing against Smolder

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Trade early

    Take your trades early: his basic spells only gain damage with the Dragon Practice (passive) stacks he builds over the game.

  2. Save your CC for his flight

    If you have hard CC, save it for Flap, Flap, Flap (E): it's his only way to escape, and hard CC interrupts his flight.

  3. Don't stay grouped

    Don't stay grouped with your allies against him: empowered, Super Scorcher Breath (Q) also damages around its target and behind it.

  4. Leave the center of the breath

    Get out of the center of MMOOOMMMM! (R): that's where the breath hits hardest and slows.

Other Veigar matchups

Patch 16.21.1