MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Veigar vs Aphelios
How often does Veigar beat Aphelios in ADC?
Veigar into Aphelios in ADC: 58% observed win rate across 504 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Veigar behind by 57 gold.
Veigar at 15:00
- Gold: -57
- CS: -5
- XP: +236
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 501 games that reached 15:00.
Does Veigar counter Aphelios?
The count says yes: across 504 ranked ADC games into Aphelios, Veigar takes 58%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Veigar.
Beating Aphelios: the Veigar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Veigar at 69% across 192 games. Flip the lead and Veigar falls to 52% across 312.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 69% | 192 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 312 |
| First blood | 65% | 260 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 148 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 153 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 198 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 93 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:58 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:12. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Veigar's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Veigar finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 53.0% over 166 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap: 55.1% across 78 games.
The most-finished Veigar core is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap: 59.3% across 2,227 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Luden's Echo (5,405 games).
Skill plan: Veigar players max Q first and take Q at level 1.