MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Veigar vs Samira
How often does Veigar beat Samira in ADC?
Veigar into Samira in ADC: 58% observed win rate across 382 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 355 gold.
Veigar at 15:00
- Gold: -355
- CS: -5
- XP: +181
Typical gap to Samira, from 379 games that reached 15:00.
Does Veigar counter Samira?
The count says yes: across 382 ranked ADC games into Samira, 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 Samira: the Veigar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Veigar at 70% across 115 games. Flip the lead and Veigar falls to 53% across 267.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 70% | 115 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 267 |
| First blood | 69% | 152 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 71% | 76 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 128 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 72% | 95 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:01 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:16. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Veigar's ADC build, with receipts
Into Samira specifically, Veigar finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 56.5% over 124 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Rabadon's Deathcap: 67.3% across 49 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.