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the Tiny Master of Evil

Veigar build & stats

Mage A 297 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
51.8%
Pick rate
11.8%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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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

Solid sample

Finish these three

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 gold
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
9,450 gold
73.9% WR 23 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
51.3% 226 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
62.5% WR
56 games · 19% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
68.8% 16 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 51.8% of games as any role on patch 16.17 (297 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Void Staff → Shadowflame — 57% win rate over 35 games.
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 65% of games with a 56% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff
Void Staff
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
57.1% WR
35 games · 12% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
73.9% WR
23 games · 8% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
38.5% WR
13 games · 4% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
51.3% WR
226 games · 76% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
47.8% WR
23 games · 8% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
42.9% WR
14 games · 5% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Cosmic Drive Cosmic Drive
 66.7% 2% (6)
Zhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
 62.1% 10% (29)
Rabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
 59.0% 63% (188)
Luden's Echo Luden's Echo
 53.6% 70% (209)
Void Staff Void Staff
 52.3% 29% (86)
Shadowflame Shadowflame
 51.9% 53% (158)
Banshee's Veil Banshee's Veil
 50.0% 6% (18)
Stormsurge Stormsurge
 48.8% 28% (82)
Rod of Ages Rod of Ages
 48.3% 29% (87)
Malignance Malignance
 44.4% 3% (9)
Liandry's Torment Liandry's Torment
 44.4% 3% (9)
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor
 28.6% 5% (14)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
55.7% WR
106 games · 36% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
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
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
62.5% WR
56 games · 19% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Coup de Grace Presence of Mind
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
42.3% WR
52 games · 18% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Gathering Storm Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 56.0%65% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 46.4%28% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 25.0%1% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 75.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 51.9%44% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 44.4%12% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 64.5%10% 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.