01 / Veigar
At a glance
Learn Veigar abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Baleful StrikeContributes damage to the champion’s rotation.
- Event HorizonCreates a control window for a follow-up.
What can go wrong
- Baleful StrikePractise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
- Event HorizonUse this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
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.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
EEvent Horizon
Veigar twists the edges of space, creating a cage that Stuns enemies that pass through.
Use this control to create a follow-up window. Check the target’s defensive spells and your teammates’ range before committing.
RPrimordial Burst
Blasts target enemy champion, dealing a large amount of magic damage, increasing based on the target's missing health.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
Veigar combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Follow up with Dark Matter
- W
- Q
- AA
With Veigar, start with Dark Matter, then continue through Baleful Strike → Basic attack. Choose a position that lets Dark Matter work without losing your retreat. Check the next target’s range before following the sequence.
Follow up with Event Horizon
- E
- W
- Q
- AA
With Veigar, start with Event Horizon, then continue through Dark Matter → Baleful Strike → Basic attack. Watch Event Horizon connect before committing the remaining spells. Practise the follow-up against a moving target, not only a stationary dummy.
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Game plan by role
Veigar · Mid
Use the wave to control when trades happen. Keep a defensive option if the opposing jungler is missing, and avoid forcing a combo into a large enemy wave.
Move after checking the wave, vision and who can follow. A useful roam should not cost several uncontested waves for no clear opportunity.
Fight from a position where you can repeat your useful spells. Look for an opening after enemy control is spent instead of entering first by habit.
Before your next fight, check: Baleful Strike · Primordial Burst · Combos
Veigar · Bot
Coordinate trades with your support and keep last hits consistent. Stand where you can attack without stepping into both enemy players’ threat range.
Collect safe farm while staying close enough to join your team. Check the map before crossing an exposed side lane for one more wave.
Keep dealing damage to an accessible target while tracking enemy engage tools. A safer sustained position is often better than chasing a distant carry.
Before your next fight, check: Baleful Strike · Primordial Burst · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Veigar · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.