Veigar vs Azir Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil, meets Azir, the Emperor of the Sands, in the Mid lane. 249 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Veigar at a 59.0% win rate into Azir. That is 9.0 points above even, so Azir is one of the matchups Veigar can lean on.
Both sides lean magic, meaning Azir and Veigar shop from the same defensive shelf. Veigar opens on 580 health and 18 armour, Azir on 575 and 25. Azir starts 7 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. Veigar scales to 2416 health by 18 while Azir reaches 2411. Azir also hits harder before items — 56 AD to 52. Base movement favours Veigar — 340 versus 330.
With both sitting in ranged range (550 against 525), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Veigar’s Baleful Strike (Q) against Azir’s Shifting Sands (E). Then it becomes Primordial Burst against Emperor’s Divide, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Stats for Azir in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Mid.
FAQ
Yes — Veigar holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Veigar wins 59.0% of the recorded games.
59.0% from Veigar's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
249 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Veigar build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Veigar build page.