MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Veigar vs Katarina
How often does Veigar beat Katarina in ADC?
Veigar into Katarina in ADC: 55% observed win rate across 55 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 683 gold.
Veigar at 15:00
- Gold: -683
- CS: +3
- XP: -167
Typical gap to Katarina, from 55 games that reached 15:00.
Does Veigar counter Katarina?
No counter here: Veigar sits at 55% over 55 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Katarina: the Veigar game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:55 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Veigar's ADC build, with receipts
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.