Viktor
Computed from 173,532 ranked Solo/Duo games collected through the Riot API · patch 26.21.
| Role | Win Rate | Pick Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Mid | 48.6% | 5.6% |
| ADC | 49.1% | 1.1% |
Viktor is banned in about 8.8% of games at this tier, one figure for the whole champion since bans happen before roles are picked. What ban rate measures.
Viktor's Mid win rate is 1.4 percentage points below an even 50% — Should I Dodge's win-probability model varies by about 4.8 percentage points of standard deviation from lobby to lobby across all ranks, purely from which champions get drawn, so this gap is smaller than that noise, not solid evidence the champion is unusually strong or weak right now.
Viktor is tracked in 2 roles at this tier scope; the per-tier, threat, and counters reporting below all use its highest-pick-rate role, Mid — its numbers in ADC (1.1% pick rate) stay visible in the table above but aren't carried into the rest of this page.
Viktor's Mid Build
In Emerald+ games on patch 26.21 (including games from other ranks or the previous patch, as Emerald+ on this patch alone had too few), Viktor's most common Mid setup runs Flash and Ghost with Deathfire Touch, maxes E first, and builds Blackfire Torch, Lich Bane, and Rabadon's Deathcap — 47.8% win rate over 55,226 games.
- Summoner spells
Flash + Ghost
48.6%6,405 games - Runes
Deathfire Touch + Resolve
48.2%4,825 games - Skill priority E > Q > W 47.8%54,318 games
- Starter
Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2
47.9%54,185 games - Boots
Boots of Swiftness
51.4%3,703 games - First three items
Blackfire Torch → Lich Bane → Rabadon's Deathcap
56.5%1,995 games
Viktor's Mid Win Rate By Tier
| Tier | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Games | Edge (noise-widths) | Clears 0.5σ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 50.5% | 3.0% | 6,939 | 0.07σ | No |
| Bronze | 50.6% | 3.8% | 10,673 | 0.10σ | No |
| Silver | 48.4% | 4.8% | 16,707 | 0.27σ | No |
| Gold | 49.0% | 5.9% | 22,849 | 0.18σ | No |
| Platinum | 48.1% | 6.7% | 28,242 | 0.39σ | No |
| Emerald | 48.0% | 7.1% | 23,947 | 0.45σ | No |
| Diamond | 47.0% | 6.9% | 21,501 | 0.67σ | Yes |
| Master | 46.4% | 6.0% | 8,910 | 0.76σ | Yes |
| Grandmaster | 40.9% | 4.7% | 440 | 1.22σ | Yes |
Viktor's Mid win rate ranges from 40.9% at Grandmaster to 50.6% at Bronze across the 9 of 10 ranked tiers with at least 200 games in this role — a 9.8-point spread. Measured against each tier's own noise floor, that's 0.10σ at Bronze and 1.22σ at Grandmaster, with only the Grandmaster figure clearing the 0.5σ bar Should I Dodge itself requires before calling a reading anything but Neutral. 1 tier under 200 games not shown.
- Power curve
- Strong late game
- Threats
- Poke
Curated reads, not measured: how we judge these
Who Counters Viktor in Mid?
Champions That Counter Viktor
| Champion | Win Rate vs Viktor | Edge (noise-widths) |
|---|---|---|
Singed |
58.9% | 1.86σ |
Camille |
58.0% | 1.67σ |
Nidalee |
57.6% | 1.60σ |
Vel'Koz |
56.7% | 1.41σ |
Pyke |
56.7% | 1.40σ |
Champions Viktor Counters
| Champion | Win Rate vs Viktor | Edge (noise-widths) |
|---|---|---|
K'Sante |
42.5% | 1.58σ |
Nautilus |
42.5% | 1.57σ |
Ezreal |
42.6% | 1.55σ |
Varus |
42.9% | 1.49σ |
Lee Sin |
42.9% | 1.49σ |
At most five champions are listed in each direction for Viktor: the 5 that counter it here lean burst-heavy, with a tight, 2-point spread — none of them stand out much from the others among them, while 5 favourable matchups round out the picture — most matchups you could actually face simply aren't covered.
Our Read on Viktor
Reading the Numbers
Viktor is a mid-lane battlemage, and the 2024 rework put his growth in the open: Glorious Evolution gives him Hex Fragments from kills, and enough of them buy an augment point that upgrades one of his basic abilities. The ultimate is the last ability he can augment. That makes his page a lesson in how much a single resource shapes a champion. A Viktor who farms cleanly and gets his augments early reaches a different tier of power than one who stalls, and the aggregate you see mixes both. Winning lane is the first step to many of his best games.
When a Teammate Locks Viktor
Viktor on your team asks for time and protection. Gravity Field slows enemies inside it and stacks until they are knocked down and stunned, so he is best when he can set it where a fight has to happen. Hextech Ray fires a beam down a line, and Arcane Storm leaves a singularity that follows the nearest champion it hit and can be redirected. Give him room to farm early, since each augment makes him better, and plan fights around a front line that keeps enemies standing inside his zones.
When the Enemy Has Viktor
Do not linger in Gravity Field. It slows at first and then builds toward a knockdown and stun if you stay, so walk out early. Arcane Storm interrupts channeled abilities when it lands, then follows the nearest champion it struck, which means hiding behind a teammate does not help. Hitting Viktor before he collects augments is the cleanest way to keep him small, because the whole kit depends on those upgrades. Dive him when his key spells are on cooldown, and he has few answers for a team that reaches him.
Last reviewed 14 October 2026