How to win lane as Varus against Veigar · 49.56% win rate over 1,257 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Varus | Veigar has no auto-attack DPS, so Varus pokes freely at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Varus | At 2 your W-stacked Q trade beats his farm-only early game. |
| Level 3 | Varus | Level 3 detonations outrange his slow Dark Matter completely. |
| Levels 4-5 | Varus | Through 4-5 you shove and deny his AP stacks while poking. |
| Level 6 | Varus | Your level 6 root outranges Event Horizon and sets up all-ins. |
| First item | Varus | First-item lethality tempo forces his cage defensive as you chunk him. |
| Two+ items | Varus | Range and spacing keep you ahead of his one-shot even into late game. |
Veigar has zero auto-attack threat, so levels 1-2 are a free lane for you — hold max-range Piercing Arrow and chip him every time he steps up to Baleful Strike a minion. His only early damage is a slow, telegraphed Dark Matter you dodge by weaving behind the caster minions.
The full Varus vs Veigar report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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