Viktor Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.1%
- Pick rate
- 7.5%
- Ban rate
- 14.2%
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
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Resolve 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Celerity
Scorch
Shield Bash
Bone Plating
Summoner spells
62.5%
40 games
Max order
E
Q
W
51.2%
242 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 Viktor
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Viktor wins 50.1% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (1,339 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Hextech Rocketbelt → Zhonya's Hourglass — 55% win rate over 20 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 95% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Diana (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Jayce (11% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Viktor is an early-game champion: 52% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 42% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 60.2% | 17% (221) | |
| 56.4% | 29% (385) | |
| 54.7% | 26% (353) | |
| 54.7% | 18% (247) | |
| 54.1% | 17% (233) | |
| 50.6% | 85% (1,136) | |
| 50.3% | 27% (358) | |
| 50.0% | 4% (48) | |
| 48.6% | 8% (109) | |
| 48.6% | 3% (35) | |
| 47.8% | 3% (46) | |
| 47.1% | 9% (121) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Resolve
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Bone Plating
Shield Bash
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
50.1%95% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
55.6%3% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
53.8%1% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
22.2%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
49.4%76% pick
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Flash + Ghost
51.5%15% pick
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Flash + Ignite
55.6%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
51.2%242 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → E (48%), Q → E → W (56%), E → Q → E (44%).
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PGlorious EvolutionViktor 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 t...
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QSiphon Power
Viktor blasts an enemy unit with magic damage, which grants him a shield and empowers his next basic attack.Augment: Siphon Power's shield is increased by 60% and Viktor gains bonus move speed after casting the Ability.
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WGravity Field
Viktor conjures a heavy gravitational field that slows enemies caught within its radius. Enemies who stay in the field for too long become stunned.Augment: Viktor's spells apply a slow to enemies.
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EHextech Ray
Viktor uses his biomechanical arm to fire a Hextech Ray that cuts across the field in a line, dealing damage to all enemies in its path.Augment: An explosion follows in the Hextech Ray's wake, dealing magic damage.
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RArcane StormViktor conjures an Arcane Storm on the field, dealing magic damage and interrupting enemy channels. The storm periodically does magic damage to all nearby enemies and can be redirected by Viktor.Augment: The Arcane Storm...