Jungle

Viego Build 26.21

Viego turns one kill into three. A fine but unremarkable pick at 49.3% and on the way up, and when an enemy he damaged goes down he can possess the corpse, borrowing their whole kit and healing up, so a won skirmish rolls straight into the next. His ult dashes to a target for a burst that scales with their missing health and resets on the kill, making him a fight that never quite ends.

#50 of 91 jungle this patch · 11.3k games

Win rate49.3%+0.7Games11.3kPick rate7.8%Ban rate4.7%Last 8 patches−0.4 since 26.14Damage profilei

AP 9%AD 83%True 8%DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals

The 10-second answer standard · 49.3% WR

Plated Steelcaps SkillsQ›E›W Runes

Shards

ModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopB49.4%AhriMidA50.9%AkaliMidC49.0%AkshanMidA51.2%AlistarSupportS52.7%AmbessaTopD46.8%AmumuJungleA51.2%AniviaMidB50.2%AnnieMidA51.9%ApheliosAD CarryB50.0%AsheAD CarryB49.8%Aurelion SolMidB50.6%AuroraMidB50.3%AzirMidD46.8%BardSupportC48.9%Bel'VethJungleA51.7%BlitzcrankSupportA51.7%BrandSupportB50.0%BraumSupportB50.0%BriarJungleA51.9%CaitlynAD CarryC48.2%CamilleTopB50.7%CassiopeiaMidC49.1%Cho'GathJungleS52.5%CorkiAD CarryB49.4%DariusTopB50.7%DianaJungleC49.2%Dr. MundoTopA51.1%DravenAD CarryB50.5%EkkoMidA51.7%EliseJungleA51.5%EvelynnJungleB50.5%EzrealAD CarryD47.3%FiddlesticksJungleA51.3%FioraTopA51.9%FizzMidS52.5%GalioMidC49.3%GangplankTopB50.7%GarenTopA52.3%GnarTopC49.2%GragasTopB49.8%GravesJungleC49.0%GwenTopB50.2%HecarimJungleB50.1%HeimerdingerTopB50.2%HweiMidA51.1%IllaoiTopA51.0%IreliaTopB50.4%IvernJungleA52.5%JannaSupportA51.4%Jarvan IVJungleC49.3%JaxTopB50.0%JayceTopC48.5%JhinAD CarryB49.3%JinxAD CarryB50.4%K'SanteTopD46.7%Kai'SaAD CarryB50.7%KalistaAD CarryB49.7%KarmaSupportC48.3%KarthusJungleB50.7%KassadinMidC48.7%KatarinaMidA52.1%KayleTopA51.9%KaynJungleA51.0%KennenTopB50.5%Kha'ZixJungleB50.1%KindredJungleA52.0%KledTopB50.5%Kog'MawAD CarryA50.9%LeBlancMidB50.4%Lee SinJungleC48.0%LeonaSupportA51.7%LilliaJungleA51.5%LissandraMidA51.2%LockeMidB49.2%LucianAD CarryC48.5%LuluSupportB49.4%LuxSupportB49.4%MalphiteTopA51.2%MalzaharMidB50.2%MaokaiSupportB49.6%Master YiJungleB50.2%MelMidD46.2%MilioSupportB49.6%Miss FortuneAD CarryA51.1%MordekaiserTopA50.9%MorganaSupportB50.5%NaafiriJungleC48.4%NamiSupportB50.2%NasusTopB50.5%NautilusSupportB50.0%NeekoSupportC48.1%NidaleeJungleA51.3%NilahAD CarryB50.2%NocturneJungleC48.0%Nunu & WillumpJungleB50.3%OlafTopA51.1%OriannaMidD47.7%OrnnTopA51.1%PantheonTopB49.6%PoppySupportA51.7%PykeSupportB50.0%QiyanaJungleD47.1%QuinnJungleB49.5%RakanSupportB50.8%RammusJungleC48.8%Rek'SaiJungleB50.7%RellSupportS53.1%Renata GlascSupportC48.3%RenektonTopB50.0%RengarJungleB49.3%RivenTopB49.5%RumbleTopD46.0%RyzeMidD46.4%SamiraAD CarryB50.2%SejuaniJungleA51.4%SennaSupportB50.8%SeraphineSupportB49.9%SettTopA51.5%ShacoJungleA52.3%ShenTopA51.4%ShyvanaJungleB50.1%SingedTopA51.1%SionTopB50.3%SivirAD CarryA51.2%SkarnerJungleS53.2%SmolderAD CarryB49.8%SonaSupportA51.8%SorakaSupportB50.1%SwainSupportC48.9%SylasMidB49.3%SyndraMidB50.4%Tahm KenchSupportB50.2%TaliyahJungleS+54.4%TalonJungleB49.6%TaricSupportA51.9%TeemoTopA50.8%ThreshSupportA51.8%TristanaAD CarryB50.6%TrundleTopB50.2%TryndamereTopA51.3%Twisted FateMidA51.8%TwitchAD CarryA52.0%UdyrJungleA51.7%UrgotTopB50.6%VarusAD CarryB49.7%VayneAD CarryC48.1%VeigarMidB50.5%Vel'KozSupportB50.2%VexMidS52.7%ViJungleC49.3%ViegoJungleB49.3%ViktorMidD47.5%VladimirMidB50.1%VolibearTopD47.7%WarwickJungleA52.2%WukongJungleB50.2%XayahAD CarryB50.8%XerathMidA51.2%Xin ZhaoJungleA52.3%YasuoMidA50.9%YoneMidB49.4%YorickTopC49.3%YunaraAD CarryB49.5%YuumiSupportC49.0%ZaahenTopA51.1%ZacJungleB49.7%ZedMidC48.5%ZeriAD CarryA51.8%ZiggsAD CarryB50.8%ZileanSupportA51.7%ZoeMidA51.6%ZyraSupportA52.0%

When Is Viego Strongest?

The win rate runs highest in the opening minutes and eases off later, and games at this rank average around 28 minutes. Viego wants that window with his reset tools online, since every clean kill loops him into another body and another duel. Use the spike to pick fights he can finish, then ride the possession chain deeper than the enemy can answer.

Game timeline · Viego drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end28:13

Ambush zone8:06–9:36 Power spike 15:45

17:28

10:16

17:28

15:45

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 59/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~5.8k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Plated Steelcaps · 17:28

Viego Item Build

Viego is a reset-hungry skirmisher who wins by seizing a fallen enemy's body and fighting on with their kit. The build stacks attack speed, on-hit, and lifesteal so his blade shreds health bars fast and every takedown refuels him for the next duel.

Standard loadout · Viego The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 500g

Gustwalker Hatchling×1

Health Potion×1

Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Plated Steelcaps56% · 50.5%

Mercury's Treads44% · 51.0%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.G

Guardian Angel1.2k63.8%D

Death's Dance1.0k58.1%

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.L

Lord Dominik's Regards4.7k55.3%S

Serpent's Fang20353.2%B

Bastionbreaker18751.3%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.E

Eye of the Herald10876.9%O

Oracle Lens9.4k49.3%S

Stealth Ward1.6k48.2%

Best Viego Runes

Conqueror lines up with his skirmish pattern, paying off every time he sticks to a target and keeps swinging. Possessing a fresh body keeps that damage flowing, so keep the rest simple and built around chasing the next reset.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Triumph95% · 49.2%

Legend: Alacrity96% · 49.2%

Coup de Grace59% · 48.6%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Inspiration Secondary

Cosmic Insight50% · 48.6%

Magical Footwear42% · 48.4%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Stalling out hurts, so press any early edge you get. Build Kraken Slayer into The Collector, and The Collector landing at about the 16-minute mark is when his Q third hit and the reset ult close kills instead of just starting them. Hunt the pick that hands you a possession, since a free body mid-fight is what keeps the snowball rolling.

Viego Skill Order

Viego breaks the usual rhythm, putting Blade of the Ruined King in at levels 1, 3 and 5 with Spectral Maw squeezed in at 2. Harrowed Path waits until level 4, which means the terrain camouflage shows up after the stun, not before it.

Skill order · Viego R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›Q

Q›E

E›W

WMax Q first; E at level 4.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q13579max 9

W214151718max 18

E48101213max 13

R61116max 16

Viego Abilities

His only hard lockdown is Spectral Maw, a charged dash that flings a ball of mist to stun the first enemy it catches. Harrowed Path is the sneakier tool, letting him drape mist over a wall and lurk inside it as a wraith with camouflage, extra speed, and attack speed.

Abilities · Viegopatch 26.21 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Sovereign's DominationPassiveP

Blade of the Ruined KingMax 1stQ

Spectral MawMax lastW

Harrowed PathMax 2ndE

HeartbreakerUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Blade of the Ruined KingPhysical damageMax 1stStatLV 1rank 1LV 3rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+15 per ranklv 125lv 340lv 555lv 770lv 985Cooldown-0.5 per ranklv 15slv 34.5slv 54slv 73.5slv 93s

Viego Base Stats

Base stats · ViegoPatch 26.21

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD57+4AS0.658+2.75%MS345Range200HP630+109HP57+0.7Armor34+4.6MR32+2.05MP10000MP50

Viego Matchups

Viego lives and dies by whether he can reach a squishy target and finish something to trigger a possession. Immobile carries with no peel let him snowball, while disengage, tenacity, and durable frontlines that deny the kill leave him stranded.

Lane matchups · Viego click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs tank junglers 01Avoid their engage range and punish the tank when its CC is down.02Ward chokepoints to dodge their gank setups and deny counter-jungle pressure.03Ignore the tank in fights and use on-hit attacks to melt their carries. Win rate by game lengthViego overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min50.8%20–28 min47.9%28–35 min50.1%Over 35 min49.5%

Look out for Sejuani, Kindred, and Amumu, whose lockdown can shut him down before he finds a reset, and a Viego with no body to possess is just a fragile skirmisher, so bait their key spells first. He runs through Master Yi, Nocturne, and Zed, where every kill only makes the next fight easier, so chain resets through the lanes he beats.

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