With just a single level, it usually doesn't hold them long enough for you to deal your full combo.
You should consider putting a few skill points into your CC early on. If you get behind, focus on stacking your Q and farming to get back into the fight. Veigar can easily come from behind like a dark horse. If you do so, Veigar will be a huge threat once he gets his ultimate up to finish his combo. Focus on building your AP exclusively until you hit level 6. Don't waste your time posturing or harassing. Minion kills with your Q (or any champion strikes with your abilities) will grant you more permanent AP. Don't miss!Įarly on, focus primarily on farming up your AP. He doesn't have good enough cool downs or AA potential to do anything else once he's struck his all-in. Veigar is meant to burst down most champions in a single volley. Purchase items that increase mana and reduce cooldown times. Luden’s Echo offers some unique abilities that will enhance Veigar’s damage as well as stat increases that offer some great benefits to the champion.Use Event Horizon to stun followed by Dark Matter on top of the enemy champion. Some matchups against champions in the lane are going to be difficult for Veigar given his skillset. This item grants Veigar ability power that will increase his damage early in the game and allow him to farm at an increased pace. The best choice for AP champions to start with, Doran’s Ring is a popular item for many of the mid lane champions in the game. This includes five-percent cooldown reduction, five-percent max cooldown reduction, five-percent summoner spell cooldown reduction, and five-percent item cooldown reduction.īonuses: +9 adaptive force, +9 adaptive force, +8 magic resist Starting items Doran’s Ring Perfect Timing: As an ability-based champion, Veigar will need an escape plan should he find himself stuck in combat with his abilities on cooldown.Ĭosmic Insight: This rune grants all-around cooldown reduction for the champion. But having a rune like Gathering Storm offers a slight edge on many of the opposing champions. Gathering Storm: As the game goes on, all players are naturally going to become stronger due to items and abilities.
This rune will grant Veigar 10-percent bonus cooldown reduction once he reaches level 10. This is the case for farming and accumulating bonus AP, but also during a combat situation with enemy champions. Transcendence: The faster Veigar can use abilities, the more effective the champion becomes. This is going to grant Veigar more mana, and in turn, the ability to use more abilities in farming and eliminating opponents. Manaflow Band is a r une that will increase the champion’s maximum mana when he hits an enemy champion with an ability. Having ranged abilities such as Dark Matter means that Veigar can poke enemy champions without getting close to them. Manaflow Band: Since Veigar is going to be using abilities frequently, he’ll run through his mana quite fast. The Arcane Comet rune is going to increase the damage dealt by Veigar’s abilities by firing a comet at nearby enemies, dealing bonus adaptive damage. This is because the bulk of his damage during combat comes from his abilities and his reliance on Baleful Strike while farming minions.
Runes SorceryĪrcane Comet: Due to his kit, Veigar is going to be using his abilities very often. Nonetheless, there are core items that are paramount to increasing success with the champion. Just like many of the other champions in League, Veigar utilizes different items depending on the situation.