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Veigar ADC build & stats

Mage B 94 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
52.1%
Pick rate
2.2%
Ban rate
3.5%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 gold
9,500 gold
50.0% WR 8 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
50.0% WR
20 games · 21% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Barrier
57.1% 14 games

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 52.1% of games as ADC on patch 16.18 (94 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame → Stormsurge — 50% win rate over 8 games.
  • Take First Strike as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 47% win rate.
  • Veigar is an early-game champion: 67% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 46% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
50.0% WR
8 games · 9% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
42.9% WR
7 games · 7% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
80.0% WR
5 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 5% (5)
57.1% 7% (7)
56.7% 71% (67)
54.2% 26% (24)
53.6% 73% (69)
51.7% 31% (29)
50.0% 4% (4)
42.9% 30% (28)
42.9% 15% (14)
42.2% 48% (45)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
43.6% WR
39 games · 41% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment Unsealed Spellbook First Strike
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
50.0% WR
20 games · 21% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Gathering Storm Cheap Shot Ultimate Hunter
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
71.4% WR
7 games · 7% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence

Keystones

  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 47.2%56% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 57.7%28% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 75.0%9% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.0%74% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 57.1%15% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 60.0%5% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PPhenomenal Evil Power

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • EEvent Horizon

    Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.

  • RPrimordial Burst

    Blasts target enemy champion, dealing a large amount of magic damage, increasing based on the target's missing health.