TFTraits// Recommended builds
The best trait and item combination at every level, 2 stars, by DPS.
396DPS
Spellweaver 4
Blackthorn 2Sacrifice: magic 2-cost 2-star436DPSSpellweaver 6Blackthorn 2Sacrifice: magic 2-cost 2-star436DPSSpellweaver 6Blackthorn 2Sacrifice: magic 2-cost 2-star441DPSSpellweaver 6
Sprykin 3Blackthorn 2Sprykin riderSacrifice: magic 2-cost 2-star441DPSSpellweaver 6Sprykin 3Blackthorn 2Sprykin riderSacrifice: magic 2-cost 2-star// Top items
What each item adds on its own, in DPS, with no other item.
Guinsoo's Rageblade+53
Red Buff+53Blue Buff+52
Giant Slayer+48
Spear of Shojin+42Archangel's Staff+41
Morellonomicon+40
Adaptive Helm+38
Hand of Justice+35
Void Staff+34
Striker's Flail+33
Nashor's Tooth+32Builds by level
Every combination of Veigar's own traits that a comp of the chosen level can reach, ranked by the DPS of its best 3-item build against three dummies with the team's shred, sunder and burn already on them. Numbers open the DPS Calculator with the same inputs. Levels 4 to 7 only use champions you can find at that level: up to 2-costs at level 4, 3-costs at levels 5 and 6, 4-costs at level 7.
No comp at this level can field Veigar.
// Cast timeline
From the mana bar filling until mana can come in again. No mana comes in during this time.
0/30- attack animation
- attack lands
- attack recovery
- cast window (mana locked)
First cast at 4.50 s with 0.70 attacks per second. Items, traits and damage taken change the mana pace; the cast, effect and channel windows do not.
Step by step, in words
- Mana reaches 30/30: the cast starts and the mana lock goes on (no mana from attacks, ticks or damage taken).
- 0.00 to 0.89 s: cast window. The unit plays its cast animation and its return to idle; it cannot auto attack.
- 0.89 s: unlock. Mana starts again (overflow kept) and a fresh attack starts from zero; it lands at 1.48 s at base attack speed (the attack delay is 41% of the attack animation).
- Attack loop: the attack lands at 41% of the attack animation (mana granted) and unlocks at 70%; a cast that becomes possible at the landing starts at that unlock point, cutting the rest of the attack.
- Mana gain: 7 per attack and 2 per second; combat starts at 0/30.
- Overflow is banked: mana past 30 from attacks or regen is kept through the cast (28/30 plus 7 casts and comes back with 5). Same rule for every champion; only the amounts differ by role.
Last WhisperRed BuffGiant Slayer1-cost ranged AP Caster (game role tag, range 4). It can hold the team Sunder and Burn items for an AD comp; its own AP damage does not profit from the debuff. Mana lock 0.89 s per cast against a 4.8 s fill (16% locked). Casts per minute at base speed 10.6; with Spear of Shojin 15.2, Blue Buff 16.4, a +45% attack speed item 13.3. Flat regen wins clearly: the lock eats most of the cycle, so attacks rarely get to feed mana; take Blue Buff over mana-on-hit. One Sunder item and one Burn item for the team, plus the third item that adds the most calculated damage for Veigar (193 DPS at 2 stars against three 2-star tanks). Ionic Spark, Evenshroud and Sunfire Cape are left out: at range 4 their aura would not reach the enemies.
Blue BuffGiant SlayerArchangel's Staff1-cost ranged AP Caster (game role tag, range 4). As the comp's damage dealer it takes the best calculated damage items. Mana lock 0.89 s per cast against a 4.8 s fill (16% locked). Casts per minute at base speed 10.6; with Spear of Shojin 15.2, Blue Buff 16.4, a +45% attack speed item 13.3. Flat regen wins clearly: the lock eats most of the cycle, so attacks rarely get to feed mana; take Blue Buff over mana-on-hit.
Void StaffRed BuffBlue Buff1-cost ranged AP Caster (game role tag, range 4). When another champion carries, it holds the team Shred/Sunder and Burn items. Mana lock 0.89 s per cast against a 4.8 s fill (16% locked). Casts per minute at base speed 10.6; with Spear of Shojin 15.2, Blue Buff 16.4, a +45% attack speed item 13.3. Flat regen wins clearly: the lock eats most of the cycle, so attacks rarely get to feed mana; take Blue Buff over mana-on-hit. One Shred item and one Burn item for the team, plus the third item that adds the most calculated damage for Veigar (220 DPS at 2 stars against three 2-star tanks). Ionic Spark, Evenshroud and Sunfire Cape are left out: at range 4 their aura would not reach the enemies.