Talk:Abyssal Scepter/@comment-75.131.207.249-20120408164554/@comment-24.160.89.215-20120502065031

OP anon never mentioned buying Abyssal first. He only said it was a good counter to an anti-mage. It certainly does take the edge off, but you won't really be able to soak his attacks well until you have 150+ MR, which is rough for most mages to get, except for a few like Ryze or Galio. A better item is Banshees as it will stop one spell of his combo and give you more MR and HP, which will help soften the blow and give you a buffer.

Mercs is also extremely crippling to Veigar as his stun gets lowered quite a bit. The faster you get out of Veigar's stun and can apply your own CC/damage, the better. If you can survive the burst you can often kill him before his non-Q spells come off cooldown. Nearly all Veigar's build glass cannon so it becomes a test of who can assassinate who first. Tanky dps and AD carries are probably Veigar's worst enemy, especially once Veigar gets CC'd and they can lay into him. Galio gets a special nod, as his MR helps him soak very well and his flash+ult combo can easily net a kill on Veigar by starting the CC train.