Gangplank Mid
HardWin Rate44.4%
Games126
Champion Counters
Veigar Counters
Find Veigar counters, difficult matchups and champions Veigar performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterGangplank (44.4%)
Best MatchupMel (61.9%)
A Current tier: A Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Veigar
Win rate shown from Veigar's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Katarina Mid
HardWin Rate44.5%
Games1,219
Qiyana Mid
HardWin Rate45.7%
Games311
Sivir Adc
HardWin Rate45.7%
Games477
Katarina Adc
HardWin Rate46.5%
Games127
Zeri Adc
HardWin Rate46.7%
Games315
Kassadin Mid
HardWin Rate46.7%
Games582
Hwei Adc
HardWin Rate47.2%
Games248
Strong Against — Champions Veigar Counters
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate61.9%
Games430
Swain Adc
EasyWin Rate60.3%
Games141
Varus Adc
EasyWin Rate59.9%
Games187
Samira Adc
EasyWin Rate58.2%
Games419
Ryze Mid
EasyWin Rate57.3%
Games511
Vladimir Adc
EasyWin Rate56.9%
Games137
Aurora Mid
EasyWin Rate56.9%
Games320
Yunara Adc
EasyWin Rate56.9%
Games422
All Veigar Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangplank | Mid | Counter | 44.4% | 126 | — |
| Katarina | Mid | Counter | 44.5% | 1,219 | — |
| Qiyana | Mid | Counter | 45.7% | 311 | — |
| Sivir | ADC | Counter | 45.7% | 477 | — |
| Katarina | ADC | Counter | 46.5% | 127 | — |
| Zeri | ADC | Counter | 46.7% | 315 | — |
| Kassadin | Mid | Counter | 46.7% | 582 | — |
| Hwei | ADC | Counter | 47.2% | 248 | Matchup |
| Talon | Mid | Counter | 47.2% | 216 | — |
| Viktor | ADC | Counter | 47.7% | 606 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 61.9% | 430 | Matchup |
| Swain | ADC | Favorable | 60.3% | 141 | Matchup |
| Varus | ADC | Favorable | 59.9% | 187 | — |
| Samira | ADC | Favorable | 58.2% | 419 | — |
| Ryze | Mid | Favorable | 57.3% | 511 | — |
| Vladimir | ADC | Favorable | 56.9% | 137 | — |
| Aurora | Mid | Favorable | 56.9% | 320 | — |
| Yunara | ADC | Favorable | 56.9% | 422 | Matchup |
| Azir | Mid | Favorable | 56.2% | 267 | Matchup |
| Annie | Mid | Favorable | 55.4% | 316 | — |
How to Use Veigar Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Veigar and who Veigar beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for Mid. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Riven, Sion, Hwei: against them Veigar posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Riven, where Veigar wins just 41.1% of 185 recorded games. On the flip side, Veigar performs well into Smolder, Azir, Mel, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Veigar’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Veigar build for the strongest items and runes, or the Veigar champion page for abilities and full details.
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Veigar Counters — FAQ
Gangplank is currently the strongest counter to Veigar — Veigar wins only 44.4% of 126 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Veigar performs best against Mel, winning 61.9% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.