Talk:Veigar/@comment-498605-20150319141730

Some opinions and observations with 5.5 Veigar:

Event Horizon may no longer be an (OP) instant AoE stun, but it's still one of the strongest area control/denial spells in the game. It puts a massive "DO-NOT-TOUCH" sign on the battlefield. Increased range is good too. Reduced base cooldown, alongside Morello's CDR, makes it useable twice in most teamfights; pretty damn good. Also going to stun and stop people mid-dash next patch; very useful against most AD carries, bruisers, and a smaller group of mages (LB/Ziggs/Azir).

Also, don't simply farm AP with Q during the laning phase, or you'll get harassed and forced out by a decent high-ranked opponent. This was true for pre-rework Veigar as well. Use Q on the enemy laner; it may actually take some aiming to land (RIP point-and-click), but it has really fast projectile speed, increased range from before, and can be shot through one other target. You can farm AP later in the game. And let me say that in my experience, farming 2 AP per Q instead of 1 feels amazing. You can get plenty of bonus AP, above and beyond old Veigar.

5.5 Veigar feels much stronger in lane. If you are behind or want to play safe, Q farm still works and has a longer, safer range now. If your jungler comes for a gank, let them use their CC to help you trap or stun your enemy with E. However he still gets jumped on and deleted by assassins. E really sucks as a defensive mechanism. Assassins mostly have blinks. Zhonya's is almost always my 2nd item built after Morello.

Morellonomicon is currently a solid first item for all AP solo laners. Void Staff/Zhonya's/Sorc Shoes are forever compulsory, and Deathcap is too good at multiplying your bonus AP to ludicrous levels. For your last slot; more offense or a defensive item like Banshee's/Guardian Angel? Luden's Echo is decent, since he has to dance around combat more.

His damage is still single-target focused; there aren't many scenarios where you'll hit Q and W on multiple enemies. If you or your team have AoE CC though, then you do a fair amount more damage. Double-tapping enemy champions with one Q feels so good.

Still may not be competitive at the highest levels. Offers much less without farm/gold; support Veigar is probably gonna be mediocre to bad. Solo mid Veigar... does he do anything better?

My verdict: he's really good! The new Q offers more dynamic gameplay options to Veigar. W kinda useless against anything that isn't CCed, same as before. E is a shadow of its former glory, but even its shadow is pretty powerful. Ult still deletes mages singlehandedly. Lots of fun. Feel evil when you delete people. Still a midget. Best/worst laugh in the game.

RIP old Veigar. But hail new Veigar. Hail our Tiny Master of Evil.