MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Veigar vs Swain
How often does Veigar beat Swain in ADC?
Veigar into Swain in ADC: 49% observed win rate across 146 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 233 gold.
Veigar at 15:00
- Gold: -233
- CS: -1
- XP: -121
Typical gap to Swain, from 145 games that reached 15:00.
Does Veigar counter Swain?
No counter here: Veigar sits at 49% over 146 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 Swain: the Veigar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Veigar at 59% across 63 games. Flip the lead and Veigar falls to 42% across 83.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 63 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 83 |
| First blood | 49% | 75 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 66 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 55 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:10 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Veigar's ADC build, with receipts
Into Swain specifically, Veigar finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 44.7% over 47 games of this matchup.
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.