Orianna vs Veigar Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Orianna, the Lady of Clockwork, meets Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil, in the Mid lane. 481 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Orianna at a 44.1% win rate into Veigar. That is 5.9 points under even, which is why Veigar is listed among the champions Orianna struggles into.
Both champions are ranged (Orianna at 525, Veigar at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Both sides lean magic, meaning Veigar and Orianna shop from the same defensive shelf. The stat sheet reads 565 HP and 20 armour for Orianna against 580 and 18 for Veigar. Late-game bases read 2435 health / 91 armour for Orianna and 2416 / 106 for Veigar. Veigar also hits harder before items — 52 AD to 44. Base movement favours Veigar — 325 versus 340.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Orianna’s Command: Attack (Q) against Veigar’s Event Horizon (E). The pressure spikes when Command: Shockwave and Primordial Burst come online together.
Data here updates on its own rather than sitting as a fixed snapshot taken on 16.13.1.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Veigar has the statistical edge. Orianna wins 44.1% of the recorded games.
44.1% from Orianna's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
481 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Orianna build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Orianna build page.