{"id":2770,"date":"2023-07-25T15:41:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T22:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2023-07-27T14:29:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:29:57","slug":"viego-quick-guide-abilities-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/league-of-legends\/viego-quick-guide-abilities-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Viego Quick Guide \u2013 Abilities, Tips and Tricks for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champion At a Glance<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego is a melee, bruiser, fighter specializing in controlling deceased enemies&#8217; bodies. With the use of his Blade of the Ruined, King Viego can reliably shred any target with an overwhelming amount of Physical Damage. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hPoKt0FBxnU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The ONLY VIEGO Guide You'll EVER NEED - League of Legends\">Experienced Viego\u2019s will consistently be able to play every champion he faces against to utilize Sovereign\u2019s Domination fully<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Archetype<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Damage Types<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Region<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Resource<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Range<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Difficulty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Assassin<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Physical<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Shadow Isles<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Manaless<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Melee<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Advanced<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sovereign\u2019s Domination (Passive) grants Viego excellent snowball potential within skirmishes and teamfights if he and his team can secure an initial takedown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harrowed Path (E) grants Viego creative playmaking potential by keeping opponents guessing about his exact location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blade of the Ruined King (Q) allows Viego to effectively clear jungle camps and neutral objectives while staying healthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weaknesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Viego can feel underwhelming in fights if unable to secure wraith takedowns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He can be quickly focused down if crowd-controlled or isolated by multiple enemies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viego lacks mobility in team fights and can be easily kited without access to Heartbreaker (R).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skill Breakdown<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego3-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego3-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego3-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego3-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego3-1536x821.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego3-2048x1094.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passive Ability &#8211; <strong>SOVEREIGN&#8217;S DOMINATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viego_Passive.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enemies who fall before Viego become wraiths. By attacking a wraith, Viego temporarily seizes control of the dead enemy&#8217;s body, healing for a percentage of his target&#8217;s max health and gaining access to their basic abilities and items. He replaces their Ultimate with a free cast of his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q Ability &#8211; <strong>BLADE OF THE RUINED KING<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viego_Q.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego&#8217;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 before him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W Ability &#8211; <strong>SPECTRAL MAW<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viego_W.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego charges up before dashing forward, releasing a ball of concentrated Black Mist that stuns the first enemy hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E Ability &#8211;<strong>HARROWED PATH<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viego_E.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">R (Ultimate) Ability &#8211; <strong>HEARTBREAKER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Viego_R.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips and Tricks<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego1-1024x496.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego1-1024x496.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego1-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego1-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego1-1536x744.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/viego1-2048x992.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip #1 &#8211; Cancelling the Animations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego can use both his Blade of The Ruined Kog Maw (Q) and his Spectral Maw (W) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proguides.com\/guides\/league-of-legends\/10-unknown-mechanics-you-must-learn-for-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"10 Unknown Mechanics You Must Learn For League\">to auto-animation cancel<\/a>. Use this combination to push out high amounts of damage in quick succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trick #1 &#8211; Shaking Off CC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego\u2019s Heartbreaker (R) makes Viego invulnerable to crowd control. Make sure to use this when engaging team fights and skirmishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trick #2 &#8211; Making Use of the Enemy Abilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Viego players, when they transform into an enemy champion, should utilize all the enemy&#8217;s abilities before transforming into the next champion or using Heartbreaker (R) again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a ruler of a long-lost kingdom, Viego is a League of Legends champion that can control his fallen enemies. Want to know more? 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