Arrr, good patterns
- Arrr, threatens reachable priority targets through burst, mobility or an unusual angle.
- Arrr, combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.
Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
Viego
The Ruined King
Viego be a burst-focused champion who looks fer a reachable priority target and a course back aboard out. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.
Arrr, usual roleJungle◆ClassArrr, fighter · Assassin
5DifficultyArrr, medium · 5/10
◎Arrr, basic attacksMeleeArrr, melee basic attacks · 200 range.
◈Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure be physical. Armour may lend a hand, but inspect whether attacks or tricks be th' main source.
#Arrr, reference patch16.20.1
Arrr, strengths and limits
What Viego does well, and what can go wrong
These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.
Arrr, limits to respect
- Arrr, a failed commitment can leave no clean exit and little value until cooldowns return.
- Can be worn down or controlled afore reaching th' range where th' kit be strongest.
- Basic attacks require belay access, so foe range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.
Arrr, practical champion reading
Arrr, how to read Viego in a real fight
Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.
Arrr, primarily physical pressure
Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.
Arrr, repeated access matters
Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.
Needs belay access fer basic attacks
Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny th' clean contact this champion wants. Course th' course in as carefully as th' damage after arrival.
Arrr, threaten a reachable priority target
A clean angle matters more booty than attacking th' nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset th' course or follow-up course in mind afore committing.
Identify th' exact movement restriction
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.
Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight
Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.
Cooldowns be th' visible limiter
This champion does nay use a normal mana-style bar. Track fit fer th' captain's eye cooldowns, charges or champion-specific states instead o' awaiting fer an empty resource bar.
Defensive gear reference
What can help against Viego?
Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.
Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS
Plated Steelcaps most often fit better
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.
Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart
Where Viego fits on Summoner's Rift
Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.
TopUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Viego be normally played Jungle and does nay currently have a reviewed Top course. Top most often needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-course pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
JungleArrr, primary role
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Viego has an established clear th' deck and sea chart course that can function without course income while contesting camps and prizes.
MidUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Viego be normally played Jungle and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
BotUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Viego be normally played Jungle and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
SupportUnestablished course
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Viego be normally played Jungle and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Arrr, kit reference
Viego tricks
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
Sovereign's Domination
Arrr, what it doesEnglishEnemies who fall before Viego become wraiths. By attacking a wraith, Viego temporarily seizes control of the dead enemy's body, healing for a percentage of his target's max health and gaining access to their basic abilities and items. He replaces their Ultimate with a free cast of his own.
Arrr, practical readSovereign's Domination be an automatic part o' th' kit involving protection or sustain. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.
Maximum-hull interaction
This effect references a maximum-hull value. Inspect whether th' present tooltip uses th' caster's or th' target's hull afore comparing damage or protection.
Protection
Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.
Q
Q trick
Blade of the Ruined King
Arrr, what it doesEnglishViego's spectral blade passively deals bonus percent current Health damage On-Hit and strikes twice vs. enemies he recently hit with an Ability, stealing Health. Viego can activate this Ability to thrust his zweihander forward, impaling enemies in front of him.
Arrr, practical readBlade of the Ruined King contributes basic-attack interaction and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
CooldownArrr, 5/4.5/4/3.5/3 secArrr, listed rangeArrr, 600 units
W
W trick
Spectral Maw
Arrr, what it doesEnglishViego charges up before dashing forward, releasing a ball of concentrated Black Mist that stuns the first enemy hit.
Arrr, practical readSpectral Maw be part o' Viego's W pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.
CooldownArrr, 8 secArrr, listed rangeArrr, 400 units
First aboard target
Th' first aboard valid unit in th' course receives or stops th' effect, so minions, monsters or champions can change th' result where th' tooltip allows them.
Arrr, cast commitment
This cast has a wind-up, charge or channel. Movement, interruption or a changing target state can matter afore th' effect completes.
Movement
Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.
E
E trick
Harrowed Path
Arrr, what it doesEnglishViego commands the Black Mist to haunt and surround a piece of terrain. Viego can hide in the Mist as a wraith, gaining camouflage, Move Speed, and Attack Speed.
Arrr, practical readHarrowed Path contributes basic-attack interaction. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
CooldownArrr, 14/12/10/8/6 secArrr, listed rangeArrr, 750 units
R
Ultimate
Heartbreaker
Arrr, what it doesEnglishViego teleports to a nearby location and executes an enemy champion on arrival, piercing their heart and causing a destructive shockwave around them that knocks away their allies.
Arrr, practical readHeartbreaker be part o' Viego's R pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.
CooldownArrr, 120/100/80 secArrr, listed rangeArrr, 500 units
Movement
Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.
Arrr, levels 1–18
Viego · Health, arr / Trick resource · Tricks
Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Basic trickBlade of the Ruined King
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 5 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 4.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 4 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 3.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 3 sec
Basic trickSpectral Maw
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Arrr, all ranksArrr, 8 sec
Basic trickHarrowed Path
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 14 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 12 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 10 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 6 sec
UltimateHeartbreaker
First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 120 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 100 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 80 sec
Unfurl every levelHull and trick resource from level 1 to 18
| Rank | Health, arr | Trick resource | Trick milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 630 | Nay mana pool | Pick th' first aboard basic trick |
| 2 | 708 | Nay mana pool | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 3 | 791 | Nay mana pool | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 4 | 877 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 5 | 967 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 6 | 1,061 | Nay mana pool | First aboard ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,158 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 8 | 1,259 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 9 | 1,365 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 10 | 1,474 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 11 | 1,586 | Nay mana pool | Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,703 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 13 | 1,824 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 14 | 1,948 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 15 | 2,076 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 16 | 2,208 | Nay mana pool | Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,343 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
| 18 | 2,483 | Nay mana pool | Spend one trick point |
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