Champion Stats
| Role | Fighter / Assassin |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 2400 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Viego
Low elo players don't understand possession mechanics. They don't disengage after a kill, allowing you to chain resets indefinitely. They don't focus you when you're possessing (because they literally forget where you are). Furthermore, Viego's kit allows you to outplay bad situations—if you're losing a 1v1, kill a minion with Q and possess it for a heal. Every skirmish is a chance for a comeback.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
Start Q. Your Q has a passive—auto-attacking enemies twice marks them, and the second auto heals you based on their current HP. At level 1, walk up to the enemy jungler at their buff (if you have lane priority), auto-Q-auto. You will out-trade almost anyone because of your passive healing. This works especially well against squishy junglers like Nidalee or Kindred.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Viego' is the cleanest skin with less visual clutter on his Q. 'Lunar Beast Viego' has an excellent R animation that's faster-looking. The base skin is actually decent but the cape can obscure your hitbox during possessions, making it slightly harder to track yourself.
When They Ban Viego
Backup Pick: If Viego is banned,
Yone offers similar reset-based teamfighting.
Master Yi is another reset jungler.
Kayn provides the assassin/sustain jungle flex.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Conqueror is mandatory—Viego stacks it instantly with his passive and Q resets. Triumph synergizes perfectly with your reset-based playstyle (HP back on takedowns). Legend: Alacrity for attack speed. Coup de Grace for execute damage. Secondary Magical Footwear + Cosmic Insight for boots value and summoner CDR.
Skill Priority
Order:
Q → E → WMax Q first for the damage and healing. Max E second for the longer camouflage duration (essential for ganks). Max W last because you're using it primarily as a gap closer/CC, not for damage.
Mastering Viego's Kit
Q Blade of the Ruined King
Blade of the Ruined King has TWO parts—the stab AND the passive mark. Marked enemies take bonus damage from your second auto and heal you. This is your sustain tool. Spam Q in jungle camps for HP.
Spectral Maw is a charge-up dash that stuns. The longer you charge, the longer the stun. However, charging makes you predictable. Flash during the charge for instant point-blank stun.
Harrowed Path creates a camouflage zone around terrain. You become invisible and gain attack speed. Use this to gank from angles enemies don't expect. The zone follows you as long as you stay near terrain.
Heartbreaker is an execute that deals bonus damage based on missing HP. It also EXITS possession early. Use R to finish a target, then immediately possess them if they die. The R->possess chain is your bread and butter.
Matchup Tips
Hard Counter. His smoke screen makes you unable to possess anything because you can't see kills. His armor passive makes him unkillable.
Vs Kindred
Skill Matchup. Her R denies your execute kills. Wait for Lamb's Respite to end, then R. Contest her marks aggressively.
Skill Matchup. He can kick you out of possessions or mid-W charge. Respect his early damage. You outscale hard after two items.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop trying to possess the tank. When you kill someone, you become them with a portion of their HP. Possessing a
Leona gives you 300 HP and useless abilities. Wait for the squishy to die, THEN possess. If you possessed the wrong target, press R immediately to exit and become Viego again.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge if facing heavy CC comps (Leona + Nautilus + pick any other CC champion). You need to chain possessions—if you're permanently CC'd, you can't reset. Also dodge into Rammus and Malphite—armor stackers ruin your on-hit damage.
Teamfight Role
Wait for the fight to start—DO NOT engage. Your job is cleanup. When someone dies (enemy or ally), dash in and start chaining. Possess -> use their abilities -> R to execute another -> possess again. The dream is a pentakill where you possessed 3 different champions. Position for resets, not for initial engage.
The 'Disrespect' Build
Kraken Slayer into Blade of the Ruined King into Guinsoo's Rageblade. Full on-hit build. Your Q applies on-hit effects, and with Rageblade, you shred tanks and squishies alike. Add Terminus for true damage on every other auto. You become a 1v5 sustain machine.
Power Windows
Level 6, when your R becomes a gap closer AND an execute. Before 6, you have to walk into fights. After 6, you can dive backlines. Two-item spike (Blade + Trinity/Kraken) is your murder window—you can 1v2 any squishy combination.
Tilt Factor
Kill the enemy, then use their abilities to kill their teammates. Nothing tilts more than dying to your own champion's abilities. If you possess the Lux and use her ult to kill the ADC, type 'thx for ult' in chat. The psychological damage is immeasurable.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.18 | Sep 11, 2024 | ADJUST | Q nerfed, Base stats buffed |
| V14.10 | May 15, 2024 | BUFF | Q buffed |
| V13.6 | Mar 22, 2023 | BUFF | P adjusted |
| V13.4 | Feb 23, 2023 | BUFF | Q buffed, R buffed |
| V12.23 | Dec 7, 2022 | ADJUST | P nerfed |
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