Veigar vs Draven Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the ADC lane: Veigar the mage, Draven the marksman. 298 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Veigar at a 58.4% win rate into Draven. Being 8.4 points clear of the 50% line makes Draven a favourable draw for Veigar.
Veigar threatens Primordial Burst; Draven counters through Blood Rush. Whoever spends Primordial Burst or Whirling Death first hands the other a window.
Veigar deals mostly magic damage while Draven leans physical, so the first defensive buy rarely overlaps. Before items it is 580 HP, 18 armour, 32 MR for Veigar; 675, 29, 30 for Draven. Draven absorbs early autos better by 11 armour. By level 18 that becomes 2416 health and 106 armour for Veigar against 2443 and 106 for Draven. On autos alone the numbers read 52 AD for Veigar and 62 for Draven. Movement speed: Veigar 340, Draven 330.
This is a ranged mirror in terms of reach — 550 versus 550 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
A 298-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift. Stats for Draven in this matchup are recalculated automatically for ADC.
FAQ
Yes — Veigar holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Veigar wins 58.4% of the recorded games.
58.4% from Veigar's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
298 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.