Champion sheet · Mid

Veigar

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

7.2%#98 of 173 champions

Pick: 3.3%picked in 918 of 27,820 games
Ban: 3.9%892 bans over 22,616 games, against 0.6% in soloQ

Win rate as Mid45.7% between 42.6% and 48.8% over 698 gamesSoloQ 49.4%: clear gap

Median length29.6 minsoloQ 28.1 min

Amateur: 27,970 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 25% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 951,671 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.Win rateDraftLength
How to play itFirst Strike, then Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compPlays teamfights first: more teamfights than 91% of mid laners.TeamfightPoke
With / againstBetter than expected against Orianna in amateur play: +13.0 pts over 46 games, range above zero.+13.0 pt46 games
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

4 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.

Win rateWins less in amateur play
Amateur
45.7%
SoloQ
49.4%
45.7% win rate in amateur play over 698 games, against 49.4% in soloQ over 20,313 games.
DraftPicked more often in amateur play
Amateur
1.3%
SoloQ
1.0%
1.3% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 1.0% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
3.7%
SoloQ
0.6%
3.7% ban rate in amateur play over 14,779 games, against 0.6% in soloQ over 419,060 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29.6 min
SoloQ
28.1 min
Median of 29.6 min in amateur play, against 28.1 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

First Strike, then Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, and Rabadon's Deathcap: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesFirst Strike36% · 7,268

Amateur: Arcane Comet (38%), gap not settled

SpellsFlash + Teleport88% · 17,799

Same in amateur play

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 96 games

Core (3 legendaries)19% · 1,892

19%of soloQ games

Rod of Ages
Archangel's Staff
Rabadon's Deathcap

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Plays teamfights first: more teamfights than 91% of mid laners.

Plays teamfightstop9%60% · mid laners: 55%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

What marks it

Teamfight
Poke

Like other mid laners

Damage in mid game
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Lets allies carry kills
Crowd control (CC)
Team damage

What it is not

Few duels
No split-push

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 1 in lane, 29 in mid game and 79 in late game, out of 100 mid laners.

422-105 vs 528

856-44 vs 899

1,340+161 vs 1,179

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Veigarmid laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 80% of mid laners against the direct opponent.

mid laners

2.5takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; mid laners: 3.2.

Where it stands among mid laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 1 of 100 among mid laners422 · median 528
Damage in mid game · rank 29 of 100 among mid laners856 · median 899
Damage in late game · rank 79 of 100 among mid laners1,340 · median 1,179
Gold at 15 min · rank 17 of 100 among mid laners-356 · median +25
Gold at 20 min · rank 20 of 100 among mid laners-393 · median +71
Map pressure · rank 39 of 100 among mid laners2.5 · median 3.2
Absorbs damage · rank 30 of 100 among mid laners385 · median 489
Plays teamfights · rank 91 of 100 among mid laners60% · median 55%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 14 of 100 among mid laners17% · median 23%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 45 of 100 among mid lanersrank 45 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 44 of 100 among mid laners0.6 · median 0.7
Team damage · rank 64 of 100 among mid laners23% · median 21%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Orianna in amateur play: +13.0 pts over 46 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected

Sion57.1% · expected 46.2% · 35 g+11.0 ptSoloQ +3.4

Renekton51.4% · expected 44.2% · 35 g+7.3 ptSoloQ +2.9

Ornn50.0% · expected 45.3% · 40 g+4.7 ptSoloQ +1.6

Junglegap to expected

Sylas54.1% · expected 44.7% · 37 g+9.4 ptSoloQ -0.5

Jarvan IV48.6% · expected 47.2% · 72 g+1.4 ptSoloQ +1.8

Xin Zhao50.0% · expected 45.8% · 30 g+4.2 ptSoloQ +1.8

Midgap to expected

Orianna60.9% · expected 47.9% · 46 g+13.0 ptSoloQ +1.7

Syndra54.5% · expected 45.0% · 44 g+9.6 ptSoloQ +1.8

Viktor48.1% · expected 45.2% · 52 g+2.9 ptSoloQ -0.4

ADCgap to expected

Caitlyn52.2% · expected 43.8% · 46 g+8.4 ptSoloQ +0.1

Tristana52.9% · expected 45.7% · 34 g+7.2 ptSoloQ -0.8

Xayah50.0% · expected 44.6% · 32 g+5.4 ptSoloQ -3.0

Ashe48.6% · expected 44.3% · 35 g+4.2 ptSoloQ -1.3

Supportgap to expected

Alistar57.6% · expected 44.6% · 33 g+13.0 ptSoloQ 0.0

Seraphine56.8% · expected 44.7% · 37 g+12.1 ptSoloQ +0.4

Milio56.7% · expected 47.6% · 30 g+9.1 ptSoloQ -1.1

Rakan53.1% · expected 44.9% · 32 g+8.2 ptSoloQ +2.3

Leona52.1% · expected 46.8% · 48 g+5.3 ptSoloQ +1.3

With

Topgap to expected

K'Sante51.1% · expected 43.6% · 45 g+7.5 ptSoloQ +4.4

Junglegap to expected

Lee Sin57.1% · expected 45.4% · 49 g+11.8 ptSoloQ +2.2

Jarvan IV45.3% · expected 44.2% · 53 g+1.1 ptSoloQ -3.2

ADCgap to expected

Jinx53.3% · expected 47.5% · 60 g+5.9 ptSoloQ -0.3

Jhin50.0% · expected 43.4% · 48 g+6.6 ptSoloQ +1.3

Ezreal50.0% · expected 42.5% · 38 g+7.5 ptSoloQ -0.8

Kai'Sa48.9% · expected 45.2% · 47 g+3.7 ptSoloQ -1.0

Caitlyn47.7% · expected 47.6% · 65 g+0.1 ptSoloQ -2.1

Supportgap to expected

Alistar78.1% · expected 46.8% · 32 g+31.3 ptSoloQ -1.2

Nautilus50.0% · expected 45.9% · 62 g+4.1 ptSoloQ +0.2

Braum51.9% · expected 47.6% · 52 g+4.3 ptSoloQ +1.8

Blitzcrank48.4% · expected 47.4% · 31 g+1.0 ptSoloQ -2.0

Matchups and allies

One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.

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