Veigar ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.0%
- Pick rate
- 2.1%
- Ban rate
- 2.5%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Sorcery
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Veigar
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Veigar wins 51.0% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (1,995 games).
- Most common core: Luden's Echo → Stormsurge → Rabadon's Deathcap — 56% win rate over 16 games.
- Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 44% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Varus (79% over 14 games). Hardest: Ziggs (25% over 20 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 66.7% | 0% (9) | |
| 63.5% | 4% (74) | |
| 63.1% | 5% (103) | |
| 58.8% | 3% (51) | |
| 57.7% | 5% (97) | |
| 57.4% | 10% (195) | |
| 57.1% | 1% (14) | |
| 55.3% | 8% (150) | |
| 54.5% | 1% (22) | |
| 53.0% | 13% (266) | |
| 51.7% | 3% (58) | |
| 50.3% | 8% (157) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Inspiration +
Sorcery 
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
Inspiration
Sorcery
Sorcery +
Domination
Sorcery +
Inspiration
Keystones
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
52.1%11% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
51.1%5% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
56.1%3% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
66.7%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
52.0%18% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
71.4%1% pick
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Flash + Ghost
87.5%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
57.9%38 games
Q
E
W
33.3%6 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (59%), Q → E → W (47%), Q → E → Q (14%).
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PPhenomenal Evil PowerVeigar 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.
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QBaleful 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.
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WDark 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.
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EEvent Horizon
Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.
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RPrimordial BurstBlasts target enemy champion, dealing a large amount of magic damage, increasing based on the target's missing health.