Hello everyone! Here is yet another fast update on a patch that has directly affected Viktor! In this patch, there are significant changes to his abilities which both buffs and nerfs Viktor in my opinion. I will talk about each ability that was affected individually and then I will include other comments.

- Siphon Power has came out well from this patch with a buff as the cool down was lowered and the damage has been increased in both base damage and AP ratio terms. However the empowered attack has been lowered in terms of damage but only in higher levels. The shield ratio has been lowered but now scales with 8% of mana so it is a stronger shield now.

- Hextech Ray is probably the spell that will now change everything about Viktor players. If you were struggling to hit both lazer waves before, this is something you must definitely practice for as the delay has been increased. This gives a rather better chance for even low elo players to dodge the second wave if not the first wave. But to compensate for this, the speed of the lazer has been increased and dodging the first wave is rather harder now.

In terms of damage, the base damage remains unchanged however, the ratio has been lowered. This means that less damage will be transferred to your lazer damage from your ability power compared to before. But to compensate for this as well, his second wave now deals more damage than before and is not reduced by 60% if the first wave hits. But as mentioned, to also balance this damage, the delay has been increased almost by double. This means that Hextech Ray will in fact require more skill to hit with full potential and will require more time, but will be much more rewarding if successful especially if multiple targets are hit by a double wave.

- Arcane Storm has now reached to a whole new play style. You can no longer just throw your ultimate and forget about it after. The initial burst has been lowered quite a bit in terms of both base damage and ratio and each tick of damage will happen every 2 seconds instead 0.5 seconds and the storm will last a little shorter than before.

Now comes the interesting part that will separate the better Viktor players. Before this patch, Viktor players would be defined by their proper usage of Gravity Field and Hextech Ray, but now this new ultimate has so much potential that it will take the glory of the Glorious Evolution if used in such a matter. The tick damage has been insanely increased with a +315 base damage at level 3 compared to the old ultimate and its ratio has been increased 6 times more than before! This means each tick will absolutely demolish the whole area in effect reaching a maximum damage of a minimum 1300 in total(maximum increases by +2.3 of your ability power in ratio)!

What to do now

You must now focus on hitting as many people with your Arcane Storm as possible and keeping it on them while following up with Gravity Field and Hextech Ray in the mean time and using Siphon Power + empowered auto attack to kill of the carries. This is what I have found to be the best description of what Viktor does now.

My general comments and thoughts on nerfs vs buffs would be:


Biggest Buff:His team fight potential and his insane amount of potential damage when every ability hits. Possibly the most amount of damage a champion can do with only base stats in 6 seconds!

Individual Buffs to Recognise::
1- Siphon Power missile is now more viable in terms of damage and shield return.
2- Hextech Ray does more damage
3- Arcane Storm does more damage
4- Hextech Ray is much faster and is less likely to be dodged.
5- Hextech Ray aftershock damage is not reduced by 60% if initial lazer hits.

Biggest Nerf: Viktor's biggest loss from this update is his burst damage with the combined changes. I have already played a few games and noticed that the good old Hextech Ray + Arcane Storm alone is not capable of deleting a squishy champion in under a second anymore in terms of the game going equal (If you have full build you still should be able to delete some champions). But in these terms, you must now watch out as attackers will not disappear in 1 second and you must play smarter.

Individual Nerfs to Recognise:
1- Hextech Ray second wave is delayed
2- Hextech Ray initial wave AP ratio is lowered
3- Siphon Power empowered auto attack deals less damage late game
4- Arcane Storm deals less damage on initial cast in both base damage and AP Ratio.
5- Arcane Storm no longer deals damage every 0.5 seconds and will require you to keep it on targets for a solid 2 seconds to keep your damage going.


Great Teammates/Synergy:
With the new Viktor now live, his best teammates are the ones that hold those pesky enemies in place. With boot enchantments gone, enemies are usually fairly slower than before as the most common enchantment was indeed the alacrity boot enchantment which granted extra speed. With that gone, it is even easier for your team mates to catch your enemies and you to chain your Gravity Field for a stun that ranges from anywhere to 1 second to 10 seconds depending on how well you chain with others. Amumu, Sejuani, Gragas, Elise, Alistar, even Ekko and Rengar are great champions that can follow your play style very well as long as they hit their immobilisations and allow you to easily chain cc your enemies on top of it.


Itemization
With new items and ability updates, there is indeed potential for Viktor to get a new build path. With recent damage drop on Zhonya's Hourglass, you should consider dropping it out of the build unless you really need the passive. Rylai's Crystal Scepter is now a great item as it will slow down enemies perfectly well for your aftershock of Hextech Ray as well as the following ticks of Arcane Storm to hit.

The new hex tech items seem to be interesting, but I have not seen much use for them just yet. The ice based new hex tech item is good in terms of the slow but it is nothing Rylai's Crystal Scepter cannot do for you and you will have enough range to slow people down to reach them and speed up yourself with an upgraded Siphon Power easily.

Morellonomicon is now perfect for Viktor as it now grants more AP and the 20% CDR along with it. Abyssal Mask is also similar good in terms of CDR, but will give less AP, but will give more magic resist. Grab an Abyssal Mask only if you are struggling against an AP mage or else, the damage is too little for our glass cannon.

Your sample full build should be around the following items:
Rabadon's Deathcap, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Luden's Tempest, Morellonomicon, Void Staff and of course, the one and only Perfect Hex Core.

I seem to be happy without boots since the enchantments are gone. Your potential move speed is lowered quite a bit by this and more damage seems to be a better trade with your insane team fight damage giving you so much power in late game.

Other items you can mainly consider are Zhonya's Hourglass, Abyssal Mask and Mejai's Soulstealer which are only in situational cases. Zhonya against AD champions or against great assassion/burst threats, abyssal vs AP mages that are ahead or a threat and Mejai if you are clearly ahead and will dominate.


Items in the dark right now are Lich Bane, Liandry's Torment, Rod of Ages and the new hex tech items.

With the new auto attack damage lower on Siphon Power, Lich Bane does not seem that appealing anymore and I believe that you should be focusing on hitting your full Hextech Ray and Arcane Storm rather than going in for auto attacks.

Liandry and Rod will be your items if you choose to go tanky. This is also when the hex tech items shine a bit more. Especially the ice one. The ice hex tech launcher is good for catching or running away from enemies with its slow. The rocket similarly to this, to catch or run away from enemies, but to also execute. This item seems to be a nice little last resort trick when you and your opponent are out of abilities and are down to an auto attack match that they might win. This item can be quite funny really.

Tank Viktor build items (not specific or in order):

Rod of Ages, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, Abyssal Mask, Zhonya's Hourglass, Sorcerer's Shoes, Mercury's Treads, Everfrost, Void Staff and of course Perfect Hex Core

I hope this update was helpful, please do feel free to give me suggestions and comment on this part as this is as new as to me as it is you currently.

As always, good luck with Viktor!

This matchup can be tough as Azir will be able to harass you just like you can harass him. Getting too close is not a good idea as his soldiers can be just spawned upon you and auto attack, then when you try to retreat, Conquering Sands will be activated to have the soldiers pierce damage you with a slow then add another 1 or 2 auto attacks from them, heavily damaging you. This is why you must rely on Hextech Ray until Azir is low enough to be bursted down. Only then enter to finish him with your full combo. If he uses Shifting Sands to get near you, Gravity Field on him will be almost a guarantee stun especially if you can lay it down as he is in mid travel. However a skilled Azir can retaliate by using Conquering Sands to a different location, so be aware of that last moment shift! Shortly, focus on hitting Hextech Ray and not having Azir too close or the soldiers will hit you at least 2 times with his auto attack, Conquering Sands, additional auto attack combo where either before or after the soldier dash, you can be hit multiple times that can be extremely lethal at late game. So you must always be on watch for the soldiers starting to dash. If you can dodge Conquering Sands and hit Hextech Ray at the same time, this matchup is yours.

Late game however, the story is different. Late game Azir is a monster and his soldiers might be able to kill you in 3 hits and dont forget his extreme attack speed! He can melt the tackiest champions in seconds! But the important part is that Viktor's instant burst is way higher than Azir's so in any case you can ambush Azir from a bush with a full combo, he will be out of the game for a solid amount of time as the game has progressed quite a bit. I have wrote this matchup specifically more detailed as who ever makes the mistake in lane will lose and I believe Azir might have the advantage in terms of mistakes as Viktor would suffer more from a miss while Azir could still be able to auto attack even after a missed Conquering Sands usage and his soldiers can constantly knock damage while Viktor's cooldowns are longer and he is extremely reliant on every single one of them.

In this matchup you can have a hard time if you cannot dodge her skills. Hextech Ray will be your priority ability to take Ahri down from a distance. While closer to her, it gives her a chance to use her abilities on you as her Orb of Deception does not have a big range and Charm is just purely annoying. Whatever you do, whatever it costs, dodge that Charm! Or else she throw a full combo on you with the addition of Charm's passive which deals you 20% more damage from each spell. Spirit Rush is something to be careful to as she can dodge 3 of your spells, Gravity Field, Hextech Ray and Arcane Storm while running away or going ham on you. Be careful of over-extending you have a chance pre-6 before she can use her ultimate. If you can get early kills you will have enough damage on Hextech Ray to kill her later on on your own.

You have an advantage on this matchup. She has melee range which means she can be harassed even with your auto attacks when she goes to farm. Taking advantage of this fact, you are to combo your auto attack with Siphon Power. Do not get confused though! You are to still max your Hextech Ray as later on it won't be that safe to get near her too much. After 6 use Hextech Ray to poke from a distance and if she does dash on you with like half health, go all in and she will die no problem. Don't forget that you can throw Gravity Field down if she uses Twilight Shroud so you can catch up to her, or force her out. You can also use Arcane Storm as it will actually show where Akali is hiding with small lightning bolts. Using that location you can also cast Hextech Ray which can also hit her.

Dodge Flash Frost at all costs! You will get stunned and she will be able to combo her Frostbite on you for double damage which can harm you quite a lot. Max Hextech Ray and keep your distance. After level 6 she can use Glacial Storm randomly and use Frostbite on you rapidly or using Crystallize to keep you inside her ult. Trust me it does hurt tons! Other than that, you should have that much trouble beating her!

Not a hard lane for you. Her spells are all close range so if you yet again rely on Hextech Ray and its massive damage from afar, you will be just fine! Other than that be on the look-out for the surprise stun combo she can use. Which is using Disintegrate then using her Molten Shield right after which will proc her passive and stun you. Tibbers is still a threat as it has a larger radius and will be probably used with her passive. If you are to ever get stunned, use your Siphon Power and auto attack while you are already caught. It will get you a shield preventing some of the further damage and dealing quite a decent amount of damage back.

Ah this guy can be really annoying. From my experience, most Aurelion Sol players will be using their stars heavily to farm during the first waves, causing the lane to push to your tower and you to lose farm. So you must play his dirty game back if he does this, and simply focus on killing all the minions. You can do this by auto attacking caster minions once, so that after one tower shot, you can kill them with another hit.

Now getting into the actual game, if you see him casting Breath of Light towards you, Gravity Field his path as he has to either let the stun go, or get stunned himself, which also will cause his passive to be stopped and his Astral Flight to be toggled off it it was on. If he gets stunned this way, and you have also dodged his stun, Hextech Ray + Siphon Power + auto attack will do heavy damage to him, while he won't even be able to do enough damage back to you.

If you ever see him flying towards you with Singularity, use your Hextech Ray on him as it will ground him due to taking damage, totally countering his fly-by giant stun play as he probably won't be fast enough to follow his stun afterwards. Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Iceborn Gauntlet heavily counter him for these reasons as well as making it harder for him to hit you with stars.

This champion is not someone you see everyday. Stay behind minions as you probably don't want to get stunned by his Sear. Other than that, be on the look out for Pillar of Flame. Dodge those 2 and Conflagration won't be anything serious as long as he does not combo it with Pyroclasm. Go for Hextech Ray as always and take him down from afar. He does not have that much range anyway.

Well obviously, try not to get poisoned as she will combo you with Twin Fang to hell. She can be very annoying if you cannot dodge her abilities and they will deal an insane over-time damage. Make sure do not remain is Miasma as well. Its an infinite Twin Fang spam source as well as continuous poisoning and slow. You have to rely on Hextech Ray as she is very lethal up close if she can get you poisoned.

Very rare lane and I would say an annoying one. He will continuously sustain himself with Carnivore and if you et close he will use Feral Scream to suppress you and deal a ton of damage. I have played mid Cho'Gath as a main before and if they know that they should max Feral Scream it will do so much damage you will pee your pants as the combo is incoming and he will just kill you off with Rupture and Feast. Never get near Cho'Gath and dodge that Rupture or you are squishy enough to die to just one successful combo by him!

Classic counter information. Dodge Crescent Strike or she will be able to use Lunar Rush twice. Do not attack her when she has her shield up. Make sure you do not come too close to her as she will easily combo you after using Moonfall to drag you to her. Other than that, rely on your Hextech Ray range and do not even risk Siphon Power after she is level 6 unless you can definitely kill her.

I personally did not have this match-up yet but from what I have seen so far, I can tell how to beat him. He will rely on coming to your face, so you should always be ready for him to use Phase Dive right after he uses Parallel Convergence and Timewinder to slow you down and try and kill you down. However, as soon as you see this happen, Gravity Field down on him and he is surely to be stunned after using his only mobility on you. Afterwards, he will be open for Siphon Power + auto attack + Hextech Ray combo and if you are sure to get the kill, feel free to throw down Arcane Storm + Ignite. Ekko, as much as he is quite strong right now, he is squishy. So if you see him do the following combo, and you successfully stun him, you should be fine. HOWEVER be very careful on chasing him! He is very likely to run away after your first damage but then he can use Chronobreak to come back for a big burst damage as well as a massive heal due to your damage also being very high to him giving him the chance to kill you. My advice, do not over-extend against this champion as if you make a mistake, your cool-downs are high, remember that, and your only hope becomes your tower from that point! Good Luck! I will be updating this part according to whatever I find new and useful!

He is preferred more as an ADC but he can also be seen mid. Always stay behind minions or you will be constantly spammed by his Mystic Shot which is a very low codlin ability and can passively reduce all his ability cool-downs. Other than that he is squishy but can escape with Arcane Shift. Do not try to dive him if he still has it and be on the look out when you are low. If he spawns while you are low, he will probably cast his cult in the attempt of snipe-killing you. It is advised to stay away from lane while backing if he is about to spawn and you are very low. Recommended spots would be the bushes next to wolves or wraights but be aware of the enemy jungler

Can be very annoying as whenever you deal damage to him, he can heal himself with Bountiful Harvest. Use the CDR Viktor build against Fiddlesticks rushing Morellonomicon which gives AP, mana regeneration and CDR which all are very helpful. Other than that don't go too near minions as Reap can bounce them to you, or to you then to them then back to you again. If he is missing make sure your team knows and stay away from bushes as its common that Fiddlesticks might be waiting a Crowstorm + Flash + Terrify + Bountiful Harvest combo and Reap can come anytime. Hextech Ray is one again your priority as Fiddlesticks is also squishy and this ability will greatly damage him also activating Morellonomicon's passive.

In landing phase feel free to harass him with Siphon Power+ auto attack combo. before he get level 3, he cannot really trade you back for the damage as you will block some of his damage with your shield from Siphon Power anyway. Later on do whatever you can to dodge Chum the Waters as it will slow you greatly allowing him to get his combo on you ( Chum the Waters> Seastone Trident> Urchin Strike> Playful / Trickster) which has a high chance of bursting you down. So you will have to rely on your Hextech Ray and kill him off from out of his reach. He will attempt to use Playful / Trickster to dodge your Hextech Ray and might cast it towards you so be ready for all possibilities. He is still a very squishy champ so if he does not have Playful / Trickster and is low on hp, he can be easily killed by a Viktor.

This guy will be pure annoyance later on. His passive Runic Skin makes him gain 50% of his Magic Resist as Ability Power. What does this mean? He will constantly build more and more MR until you do peanut-damage to him. Fear not! He is melee and has about no range and damage early on. Use this to your advantage and make him drop off early as much as possible. Beware his Bulwark shield as of damaging him, you will actually be healing him and it also grants him more MR. So if he uses Bulwark on himself then a Righteous Gust on you, know that he is gonna use its speed boost to catch up and use Resolute Smite to slow you and catch you with Idol of Durand's taunt which probably means the enemy jungler is nearby.

Say hi to Fat-Man! He is utterly a very annoying champ that can restore 4% of his health whenever he casts a spell thanks to his broken passive Happy Hour. Do not get near him as he will use Drunken Rage> Barrel Roll> Body Slam> Drunken Rage's empowered auto attack and it will greatly squash you. He also has the option of using Explosive Cask while you are running, or whenever he feels like it to throw you near him to use this combo yet again. If you ever see a large barrel getting launched in an arched-shot, know he just elated. So use your reflexes and quickly go left or right as it will launch you sideways instead of straight to fat-man which can get you a chance to escape. Or simply Flash ahead and let it blast you to your tower where it is safe and cozy and then send an all-chat message saying ty Fat-Man! Rely on Hextech Ray's damage and range and you will be fine. Consider roaming for easier kills.

Do not get near turrets and stay behind minions. Use Hextech Ray to kill of his mini-turrets from a safe distance and dodge his rockets by standing behind minions. Other than that you can still use Siphon Power + auto attack to take down turrets. He is an insanely squishy champ so if he ever runs out of turrets, your full combo will always destroy him.

A lane pretty much about dodging his Lay Waste spams while using your abilities to damage him. Siphon Power is quite safe to cast on him as long as you do not get into his Defile for too long and be aware that he can use Wall of Pain to slow you down greatly and keep you inside his Defile by simply running to you and spamming Lay Waste and possibly finishing you off with Requiem. Although you easily out damage him in a lower time period. Just make sure you do not stay near him after you kill him as his passive Death Defied will allow him to spam Lay Waste for 7 more seconds or just use Requiem to finish you off. Defile is also kept open after he dies so do not be too near him as he will use Wall of Pain if he has it off cool-down to get you heavily damaged and possibly kill you. Not advised to dive him other than that, quite an easy matchup for you.

He will be constantly spamming Null Sphere to damage you and receive a shield back. Its basically the same as Siphon Power but a higher mana cost and more instant damage. He is stronger in melee so watch out and don't get too near him early. He will be able to use Nether Blade on you dealing quite a decent amount of damage and gaining a lot of his mana back. He is weak until he gets his ultimate Riftwalk which is the key for his combos and roaming. Make sure to shut him down until then. Hextech Ray's range will be enough to keep you safe so rely on that and just don't get too near him!

You have a big advantage against her. She is melee so you can easily Siphon Power auto attack combo her whenever she tries to farm. Hextech Ray will also deal a lot of damage as Katarina usually does not build enough damage to block you at all. If she uses Death Lotus use your Arcane Storm to counter her. It will actually break her channel and leave her vulnerable right next to you. During landing phase and the game overall, you really have to dodge and play around daggers on the ground as they will do a lot of damage. As long as you prevent this from happening, she loses her kill potential without her ult. But do not forget! Your ultimate has a much higher cool down and she will have the advantage while it is down!

She is most likely going to play aggressive. CDR Viktor build is recommended here as you are to get Morellonomicon to stop her from constantly healing with Divine Blessing. Kayle is most likely to cast Reckoning on you to damage and slow you then activate Righteous Fury to spam her now ranged auto attacks that deal hybrid damage that hurts since her passive Holy Fervor also reduces your resistances as it stacks. I really do not advise you to get close to her as she will always use her Righteous Fury as soon as you are near to harass you as much as possible. Use Hextech Ray from safety until she is low enough to be engaged. Do not diver her as she will get the chance to use Intervention and damage you while she is immune which can kill you due to the heavy damage from the tower.

Always stay behind minions as Thundering Shuriken has great range and damage and will also give you a Mark of the Storm tempting Kennen to Lightning Rush on you then casting Electrical Surge to stun you and deal more damage. Other than that you can always trade with him but be careful of his Electrical Surge passive auto attack that will also give you a mark resulting in the last combo again. After he is 6, make sure you do not get stunned beyond the middle of your lane. This will give him the chance to use Slicing Maelstrom double stunning you and getting his cool-downs casting his abilities again resulting in your death. Other than that you can easily kill Kennen if you play as you need to.

He is a melee champ so use Siphon Power and auto attacks on him to harass him down to the point that you can kill him. Make sure you stand behind minions to dodge Void Spike but do not get too near or you will also get damaged from the explosion radius and do not get too far as you will become isolated which can cause Kha'Zix to use Leap on you then Taste Their Fear in isolated damage and possibly a auto attack to deal bonus damage slowing you and of course Void Spike for even more damage. If this is to ever happen, use Gravity Field on him as Leap was his only escape and he just used it. Siphon Power>auto attack> Hextech Ray combo him and if you are successful at this, he should be on his way behind his minions. As long as you don't let him near you while your isolated, he won't be able to burst you down and the lane won't be much of a problem for you.

Although very rare, Kog'Maw AP is a real thing and I used to play it too. All of his abilities have AP as a damage source so it truly is viable especially if built hybrid as well. He is squishy and slow. Dodge his 3 skill-shot abilities and do not get harassed by his Bio-Arcane Barrage auto attacks as they will hurt and the lane is yours. Hextech Ray once upgraded with a decent amount of AP will just burn Kog'Maw's hp and you should not struggle to kill him.

All she can really do is fly around and dodge your Hextech Ray. Focus on harassing her with Siphon Power early on. She is so squishy that if she attempts to attack later on after your multiple attempts of harassing her, she will probably die. Whenever she uses Distortion to damage you, Hextech Ray quickly which will guarantee a hit then Siphon Power her which you should still maintain enough range to auto attack even after she jumps back. She will still have her burst potential, but you can just do it first and faster. Hextech Ray out ranges her heavily. Use it to damage and bait out her Distortion. Use Gravity Field when she uses Distortion to force her to go back or force her Mimic out. You can also use Gravity Field on top of her return marker right on centre if you are in range. Make sure to avoid coming too near her when he Sigil of Malice is ready to be popped. After the rework, her Ethereal Chains seem to be her most powerful ability in my opinion. Dodge that, and you won't be stunned or guranteed to take the enhanced passive damage burst

She has absolutely no form or ranged harass. She will need to use Glacial Path towards you in order to actually use Ring of Frost and Ice Shard. Take this as an advantage and prioritize your Hextech Ray to take her hp down decently until she makes a silly move of attacking you, giving the chance to all-in combo kill her. Other than that whenever she does come near, use Siphon Power immediately as she will use Ice Shard so it will both get you a shield and a stronger trade back to Lissandra. Stay away from minions angled to you from Lissandra as if she uses Ice Shard it will break about doubling its range and dealing quite some damage to you.

All you really have to do is dodge her spells and let Hextech Ray take care of the lane. Its ok if Lucent Singularity gets a hit on you then you get auto attacked but never get caught by Light Binding as she can do a full combo with all her auto attacks dealing just unnecessary damage to you. Stay behind minions to lower the chance of getting hit by Light Binding and be ready as Lux might use Final Spark at random times to farm and hit you as well since it has a ridiculously short cool-down.

Not a hard matchup. It is really about your dodging skills. All of his skills but Nether Grasp and Malefic Visions are skill shots. However he is most likely to cast Malefic Visions on minions to farm and push with the intention of also hitting you. Stay away from your minions because of this. They will just get you infected as well. If you are to get infected with it, he will probably Null Zone+ Nether Grasp combo you while the stupid voidling attacks you. Hextech Ray is your real chance. Siphon Power is just too much of a risky range as all of his abilities are granted the perfect chance if you go to use it.

Getting near him is not recommended at all. He will be able to cast all his abilities on you if you are to get near while his passive will soak up your damage quite a bit. You know the rest, Hextech Ray is your friend.

Dodge her Dark Binding at all costs. It gives her the chance to use her full combo of Tormented Shadow+ Soul Shackles dealing a lot of damage. Other than that she is not a big threat to you. Avoid using abilities when she has her Black Shield on herself which will block a decent amount of your incoming damage.

She can be annoying due to her healing so you are to follow the CDR heal reduction build vs her. As of the granted CDR you will also be able to cast Hextech Ray more but Siphon Power is not recommended as you go to near Nidalee giving her the chance to go in cougar form using her combo ( Pounce+ Swipe+ Takedown) on you dealing insane amounts of damage. The only time you are to go this near is when she is low and you are not. Afterwards all in combo and she should be dead.

Quite a harder lane for you. Her Command: Attack will be constantly spammed on you and it has a decent range enough to get to you. As long as you dodge her initial Command: Attack will have a short time to go up to her and use Siphon Power and of course Hextech Ray. It is all about dodging. Who ever dodges more will be able to kill the opposing.

She is someone you should not allow to get near you. If she does she will be able to deal insane amounts of damage since you are squishy. An Iceborn Gauntlet is viable vs riven. It replaces Lich Bane as it also uses Sheen and passives don't stack so yeah. But with this you will be able to slow her with Q + aa while u get armor, mana, AP and CDR. All of these are good for Viktor. Still prefer Hextech Ray due to its safer range and damage.

I must admit that this guy is not really seen mid anymore. I did not get this matchup before but I can tell you what you will need to do. Do not use your skills on him while he has Scrap Shield active as it will absorb your damage. You want it all in don't you? Also avoid getting too near him as he will probably activate Flamespitter and just burn you down. Of course he can't kill you that quick but try to stay behind minions. Or else Electro-Harpoon will be constantly used on you for harassment. It is also hard for him to dodge your stun. If he has Flamespitter on cool-down feel free to Siphon Power + auto attack combo. This is a very easy lane for you.

All of his abilities are around auto attack range. Use this to your advantage with Hextech Ray and kill him off from a distance. If you do this, he won't be able to damage you as you will be too far from him. Other than that avoid pushing too much. Or else be ready for a Flash + Rune Prison sort of combo as the jungler will probably be there to gank. Other than that should be an easy lane.

This lane requires the CDR-heal reduction Viktor build. Or else she will be constantly healing herself even with all the damage you do to her. She can deal quite a lot of damage as well. You probably heard "Sona op" before anyway. Hextech Ray is key to this match as Sona is quite a squishy champ as well. Her sustain is heals so Morellonomicon will deal with that while you also get CDR making an opportunity for a laser spam-house.

Rush Morellonomicon or she will just keep healing. Run the CDR-heal reduction build or else she will stay alive long enough to potentially kill you with the help of the jungler. Other than that she is quite a squishy champ. Guess thats the balance though, if they can heal they are squishy and Viktor is great at destroying them!

Run the CDR-heal reduction build. Don't get near him and you will be fine. Death ray from afar to harass, then when he uses his ultimate to sustain, you have 8 seconds of harassing window. That is the time you can use Siphon Power and another Death Ray and possibly Chaos Storm if your going for the kill. He also cannot dodge your gravity field to due the lack of his mobility.

Not much you can do. You have to basically dodge everything since she is all skill shots. All but her OP ultimate. You must have a Barrier against her or you will simply die to that stupid ultimate every time. Hextech Ray to constantly harass. Build as much as damage to it as you can and also get a zhonya. This way you will be able to counter her damage then burst her down. Jungler help recommended.

In my opinion, this champion either really does a lot of damage, or is utter trash according to the player. If you dodge any attempt of Seismic Shove + Unraveled Earth combo with the addition of Threaded Volley, she loses her entire burst potential. The best way to counter her is to use unpredictable movement paths rather straight ones. This way, Seismic Shove might appear on the opposite side of you and you will have a free kill right before you when that happens =)

The most important rule of this lane is: DO NOT GET HIT BY HIS PASSIVE! If you get double hit by Rake, you must make sure he does not jump on you with Noxian Diplomacy for the burst + bleed. Early game, you have the advantage. He is item dependant and if you bully him early out of farm, and don't die to him, he will be fairly behind later on. And please don't attempt to chase him please...

I firstly vote for this champion to be removed out of league! Do not ever rely on Siphon Power + auto attack combo in this matchup as he will be able to use Blinding Dart which will prevent you from doing the auto attack damage to him. Your gonna have to play by Hextech Ray and be careful of corners as he will probably place those stupid mushrooms everywhere. Your jungler should also be careful of not giving a free kill to Teemo after stepping on a million shrooms.

She is gonna be annoying as hell. The damage she can deal is quite ridiculous. However she is very squishy. Build damage and Hextech Ray will destroy that stupid yordle!

Dodge Wild Cards and try to stay away from him when he activates Pick A Card as it will deal quite some damage. At early you can use Siphon Power + auto attack combo but later on it won't be safe to do so. He will probably get a Lich Bane making his Pick A Card auto attacks even stronger as well as using his Stacked Deck passive for even more damage. On the bright side Hextech Ray can easily melt him down if successfully hit multiple times.

He is most likely to try and stack AP at the start of the game with his Baleful Strike. So take advantage of the fact that he's using his skills at minions rather than you. Siphon Power + auto attack combo should work quite a lot of times at early game. He is going to be very squishy during the whole game so after he gets level 3 beware of his combo. He might be squishy but getting his full combo as a very heavy AP caster will hurt. Do not forget that the more AP you have, to more damage you get from his stupid ultimate. It is quite annoying that it does so much damage from your own stats. Hextech Ray from a distance so you don't get stunned by Event Horizon and eat his combo, but rather harm him loads as he is squishy. A weird lane. It is not certain who will win.

May the better Viktor win...

He can heal from damaging you. So annoying that you should go for the CDR-heal reduction build. He also has his broken passive Crimson Pact that will make him build HP and get AP from it then also getting him more HP. Yes very broken. So he will be going a bit tanky but fear not! This champion is not much of a threat in damage so you will still be able to use Siphon Power on him occasionally.

Stay behind minions as his stun from Shocking Orb will lead into a devastating combo that deals a lot of damage. Other than that he will constantly use Arcanopulse which has so much range that he can basically snipe you from anywhere. Be ready to dodge. As long as you can dodge, he will be very mana hungry. That is why he has this passive Mana Surge anyway. Hextech Ray will still be able to hit him especially when he comes to auto attack either you or minions to activate his passive. If he does come for you, Siphon Power + auto attack as well as your Hextech Ray. This will be a challenging lane I must admit. He simply outranges you, hard.

Dodge his whirlwinds and you will be fine. Take his shield out with basic attacks and constantly harass him with Siphon Power + auto attack + Hextech Ray. If he ever tries to dive on you by using Sweeping Blade on you, use Gravity Field then put some distance and use your combo on him.

Stay behind minions so even if Razor Shuriken manages to hit you, its damage will be greatly reduced since it hit a minion first. If Zed is to ever use Living Shadow aggressively and come near you, Gravity Field immediately as he just wasted his only escape ability. Siphon Power>auto attack> Hextech Ray combo and he will be sorry he even tried. Barrier is a must have. Even you are capable of beating him about all the time as he is melee and you can abuse Hextech Ray and he is not a real threat so you can also use Siphon Power, Death Mark is the problem. Barrier will be there to save you, activate it just before the mark explodes. What commonly happens is Zed jumps on me with Death Mark then he lands a few hits but I lay Gravity Field which stun him then I do this: Arcane Storm> Ignite> Siphon Power>auto attack> Hextech Ray and he ends up dying because he Living Shadow> Death Mark combo'd. This will get the kill if you are fast enough since he will be stunned. Barrier if you know you are going to die from Death Mark but if you are to be safe, don't waste it will ye?

A very challenging lane. He will be constantly harassing you with Bouncing Bomb and if you come near to do Siphon Power + auto attack combo, he will probably use Short Fuse passive auto which will deal decent damage to you or just throw down Hexplosive Minefield so you can't even get near. Mega Inferno Bomb is another deal. You may think you barely escaped or something but it can finish you off in a great range as well as send it to other lanes to pickup free kills/assists which can get him a bigger lead. On the bright side, Hextech Ray will do decent damage to him if hit. So the lane is all about dodging his skill-shots and hitting your Hextech Ray. Sorry but thats really your only option.

He will constantly try to place a Time Bomb on you with the possibility of using Rewind then adding a second Time Bomb. If you see him coming near you, know that he's gonna do it. Siphon Power immediately which will give you the shield and block quite a lot of damage from the first bomb then trade back decent damage with your auto attack combo and use a Hextech Ray as he is probably trying to back off. This should not be a hard lane as he needs to be decently fed in order for his Time Bomb to do heavy damage. Do not dive or do anything stupid like that when he has level 6. He can revive himself with his ultimate Chronoshift so avoid wasting stuff.

She will be able to do damage to you quite a lot. Make sure you get rid of her plants as they will attack you. Other than that all you really need to do is dodge her Grasping Roots and you will also avoid a lot of damage and will be able to come close to her doing a Siphon Power>auto attack> Hextech Ray combo. Its quite an even lane unless you let her plants damage you more than they should.