Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPSHeavy poke

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Viktor

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1DPS
Spear of Shojin
2Bruiser
Serylda's Grudge
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41274%
41412%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Youmuu's Ghostblade
5vs Tank
Bastionbreaker
vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank

DPS

Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS

Other options

Executioner's Calling
Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
YorickYorick
ViktorViktor
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Viktor's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Glorious Evolution (P)

Viktor gains Hex Fragments whenever he kills an enemy. With every 100 Hex Fragments he obtains, Viktor permanently augments an active ability. After upgrading all of his basic abilities, he can gather 100 Hex Fragments to augment his ultimate ability.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s17s12s
67s17s12s2m
95s16s12s2m
115s15s12s1m40
165s13s10s1m20
185s13s8s1m20

Playing against Viktor

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Punish Viktor in early game (pre-upgrade): he's weak before his first E upgrade.

2

His W (Gravity Field) has a delay before the stun — get out of the zone before it triggers.

3

Viktor is immobile: assassins and direct engages punish him well.

4

His R deals continuous damage — don't stay in the zone, move to minimize the ticks.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026