ViktorS

Build guide · Patch 16.19ViktorMid build

the Herald of the Arcane

Win rate
50.2%

#25/57 by win rate▲ 0.1 vs 16.18

Pick rate
9.3%

#1/57 most picked▼ 0.1 vs 16.18

Ban rate
14.6%

#9 most banned▼ 0.5 vs 16.18

Overall rank · Mid
#2 / 57

Tier S · 193,775 games

Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · all regions · How we calculate

Recommended Viktor build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Deathfire TouchManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchShield BashBone Plating

Spells

FlashTeleport

Skill priority

Hextech RayESiphon PowerQGravity FieldW

Start

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core

Blackfire TorchLich BaneZhonya's Hourglass

Runes

49.7% WR46.5% pick87,503 games
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Resolve
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
Deathfire TouchManaflow BandCelerityScorchCut DownLegend: Haste
49.5% WR10.4% pick19,661 games
Deathfire TouchManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchShield BashBone Plating
50.9% WR4.2% pick7,981 games
Deathfire TouchManaflow BandCelerityScorchShield BashBone Plating
50.6% WR4.1% pick7,709 games

Skill order

25.7% WR35.9% pick307 games
Siphon PowerQ123456789101112131415
Gravity FieldW123456789101112131415
Hextech RayE123456789101112131415
Arcane StormR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport
49.8% WR77.3% pick141,765 games
FlashGhost
51.1% WR12.2% pick22,389 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

49.7<25 min
51.525–30
49.630–35
49.335–40
49.340+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Item builds

First three completed items
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLich BaneLich BaneZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
55.0%
10.9% · 11,834 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchHextech RocketbeltHextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
52.6%
10.7% · 11,617 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
52.8%
4.3% · 4,656 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchLich BaneLich BaneShadowflameShadowflame
56.0%
4.1% · 4,493 games
Blackfire TorchBlackfire TorchHextech RocketbeltHextech RocketbeltShadowflameShadowflame
52.3%
3.3% · 3,583 games
Doran's RingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start50.2%
98.9% · 183,045 games
Doran's RingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start52.5%
0.2% · 360 games
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
Boots51.4%
49.4% · 88,967 games
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Boots50.3%
25.2% · 45,409 games
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads
Boots48.8%
14.3% · 25,770 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
Blackfire TorchBlackfire Torch81.7% · 50.5%
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass34.3% · 54.8%
Lich BaneLich Bane34.1% · 54.6%
Hextech RocketbeltHextech Rocketbelt26.4% · 52.4%
ShadowflameShadowflame25.7% · 53.7%
Dark SealDark Seal18.9% · 51.9%
Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap17.0% · 56.9%
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment16.2% · 50.9%
Luden's EchoLuden's Echo15.2% · 49.6%
Void StaffVoid Staff6.9% · 52.8%
Oblivion OrbOblivion Orb6.7% · 43.1%
Seeker's ArmguardSeeker's Armguard5.7% · 55.9%
Mejai's SoulstealerMejai's Soulstealer4.5% · 84.0%
CryptbloomCryptbloom2.4% · 53.7%
Rod of AgesRod of Ages1.8% · 48.4%
Banshee's VeilBanshee's Veil1.8% · 56.3%

Viktor counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Viktor

Talon46.1%1,410 gamesZoe46.3%2,380 gamesVel'Koz46.5%923 gamesGaren46.9%360 gamesHwei47.1%3,940 gamesXerath47.3%5,720 games

Easiest matchupsViktor beats these

Malphite62.5%325 gamesLucian60.0%588 gamesJayce56.5%623 gamesMel56.0%1,621 gamesAzir55.7%1,437 gamesRyze55.2%2,228 games

Viktor abilities

Glorious Evolution

PassiveGlorious Evolution

Viktor gains Hex Fragments whenever he kills an enemy. With every 100 Hex Fragments he obtains, Viktor permanently augments an active ability. After upgrading all of his basic abilities, he can gather 100 Hex Fragments to augment his ultimate ability.

Siphon Power

QSiphon Power

Viktor blasts an enemy unit with magic damage, which grants him a shield and empowers his next basic attack. Augment: Siphon Power's shield is increased by 60% and Viktor gains bonus move speed after casting the Ability.

Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5s · Cost: 45/50/55/60/65
Gravity Field

WGravity Field

Viktor conjures a heavy gravitational field that slows enemies caught within its radius. Enemies who stay in the field for too long become stunned. Augment: Viktor's spells apply a slow to enemies.

Cooldown: 17/16/15/14/13s · Cost: 65
Hextech Ray

EHextech Ray

Viktor uses his biomechanical arm to fire a Hextech Ray that cuts across the field in a line, dealing damage to all enemies in its path. Augment: An explosion follows in the Hextech Ray's wake, dealing magic damage.

Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8s · Cost: 60/70/80/90/100
Arcane Storm

RArcane Storm

Viktor conjures an Arcane Storm on the field, dealing magic damage and interrupting enemy channels. The storm periodically does magic damage to all nearby enemies and can be redirected by Viktor. Augment: The Arcane Storm moves 25% faster, and whenever champions die after taking damage from it, the storm grows and increases in its duration.

Cooldown: 120/100/80s · Cost: 100