Veigar vs Hwei Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil, meets Hwei, the Visionary, in the ADC lane. The sample behind this page is 117 games from patch 16.13.1, and Veigar wins 44.4% of them. That is 5.6 points under even, which is why Hwei is listed among the champions Veigar struggles into.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Veigar’s Baleful Strike (Q) against Hwei’s Subject: Torment (E). Then it becomes Primordial Burst against Spiraling Despair, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Both sides lean magic, meaning Hwei and Veigar shop from the same defensive shelf. Before items it is 580 HP, 18 armour, 32 MR for Veigar; 580, 21, 30 for Hwei. Veigar scales to 2416 health by 18 while Hwei reaches 2433. Base movement favours Veigar — 340 versus 330.
With both sitting in ranged range (550 against 550), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Sample size counts as much as the number — 117 games for Hwei here. The page tracks Veigar against Hwei continuously rather than freezing on one patch.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Hwei has the statistical edge. Veigar wins 44.4% of the recorded games.
44.4% from Veigar's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
117 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.