Orianna vs Veigar Counter Pick

Phenomenal Evil Power has no ceiling. Every spell that strikes an enemy champion and every kill scored makes Veigar permanently stronger, so a matchup that feels even at level six is a different matchup at level eighteen. Orianna’s 44.1% across 481 games on patch 16.13.1 earns a Hard rating and describes a mid lane that is lost gradually rather than immediately.

• Event Horizon removes her spacing. The cage stuns whatever passes through its edge, and Orianna has to walk to recover a Ball she has already sent away.
• Dark Matter punishes stationary casting. The delayed impact lands where a mage stands while commanding the Ball, and stacks shorten the delay before it falls.
• Primordial Burst scales with missing health. Against 565 base health and 2,435 at level 18, very little chip damage is needed before the ultimate becomes lethal.

Baleful Strike also hands him a farming tool that converts kills into ability power, so denying minions matters more than trading spells. His 18 base armor is the softest point on offer, and Orianna’s 44 base attack damage is not the tool to exploit it. Both fight at long range, 550 against 525, and both deal only magic damage, which leaves early magic resist and disciplined Ball placement as the whole of her defence against Veigar.