The Ruined King Viego
Primary
Tier
Required
1-Cost Reroll
1-Cost Reroll
2-Cost Reroll
3-Cost Reroll
Fast 8
Fast 9
1 & 2-Cost Reroll
1 & 3-Cost Reroll
2 & 3-Cost Reroll
9
117
Main
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Traits
1
Blacksmith
1
1
Dragonborn
1
1
Eternal
1
1
Harvester
1
4
Warden
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
3
Shadow Isles
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
2
Juggernaut
2 > 4 > 6
2
Quickstriker
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
2
Vanquisher
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
1
Bilgewater
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Freljord
3 > 5 > 7
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
Tips & Tricks
- Even though this hero augment is strong, you should still only aim to click it when you have some number of Viegos (ideally 2 or more) and ideally one slammable item on Viego.
- Core build on Viego is Omnivamp + CC immunity (Titans or QSS) + EoN. BT + Titans + EoN is by far the best build for craftable items with this augment. Edge of Night is the most important item on Viego, but you can slam BT first for tempo.
- For 3-2 augment, prioritize combat augments if you have 3 item Viego and item augments if you don’t have 3 item Viego yet. If you do not have Viego 3 yet, there are some circumstances where an econ augment is acceptable but take at your own risk.
- For the 4-2 augment, ideally take a combat or item augment. Econ can be acceptable if you had to roll deep for Viego 3. The comp wants to skip to level 8 after hitting Viego 3, so sometimes an econ augment helps with this if you are far behind.
- Generally only take Missed Connections if you don’t have Viego 3 yet.
- There are many artifacts that look good on Viego, so keep an open eye out for many of the different available options. Any of the radiant versions of craftable items are also strong. Pair most artifacts with Edge of Night and either Titans or Bloodthirster (BT).
- For the Level 8 board, generally it’s hard to fit Vanquisher or Quickstriker without Fiddlesticks or Kindred as the other Vanquishers and Quickstrikers are low quality units. It’s fine to not play these traits if you can build the Warden board shown in the Level 8 variation (use the dropdown).
- Can eventually drop out of 5 Shadow Isles as you get higher quality 5-costs and are low HP
Strong Conditions
+3 Tier Conditions S → OP
Death’s Defiance
Mittens
Zhonya’s Paradox+2 Tier Conditions S → OP
Gold Collector
Radiant Bloodthirster
Radiant Titan’s Resolve
Wit’s End
Crash Test Dummies
Makeshift Armor I
Sweet Treats
Tiny, but Deadly+1 Tier Conditions S → S+
Hellfire Hatchet
Infinity Force
Rapid Firecannon
Seeker’s Armguard
The Darkin Scythe
Air Axiom
Band of Thieves II+
Best Friends I
Big Grab Bag
Blood Offering
Call to Chaos
Care Package
Celestial Blessing I
Celestial Blessing II
Celestial Blessing III
Coronation
Exclusive Customization
Exiles I
Exiles II
Firesale
Giant and Mighty
Jeweled Lotus I
Jeweled Lotus II
Know Your Enemy
Makeshift Armor II
Missed Connections
Plot Armor
Portable Forge
Precision and Grace
Rolling For Days I
Salvage Bin+
Second Wind
Small Grab Bag
Soul Awakening
Swordsmith
Unsealed From SteelOpeners
Shadow Isle
Viego
Twisted Fate
Xin Zhao
Yorick 
Draven3
2
2
Viego
Quickstriker
Shadow Isles
Viego
1
1
Current
Best-in-Slot
Alt Build 1
Alt Build 2
Alt Build 3
Alt Build 4
Alt Build 5
Blade of the Ruined King
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Endless Rend
The Box
Economy Strategy
- Do not spend gold on leveling this stage. If you have 2-stars and a good item, you can consider playing to win some rounds. Otherwise lose streak is common for stage 2.
- Roll to 33 gold, buying any unit that will be part of the level 4 or 5 board. You can also buy units that will be part of the level 6+ board, but you can sell those if your bench fills and you need to buy other units. Rolling to 33 gold is advisable because it allows you to save back up to 50g by 3-5.
- Do not level if you haven’t hit your 3-star 1-costs yet. If you have your 3-stars, you generally should still stay level 5 if you can win or if leveling to 6 would put you below 20g. Try to get above 40g this round.
- Ideally above 50g, level 5 at this point or level 6 with 3-stars.
- If you haven’t hit your 3-stars yet, roll to ~52g each turn. You don’t want to roll to perfect 50g as any units you buy in shop will put you below 50g. If you have 8+ copies of an itemized 1-cost, you can roll to 40g or 30g every round instead. Level to 6 once you hit your 3-stars.
- If you haven’t hit your 3-stars yet, you must roll until you hit them. You should level to 6 after hitting. In some rare games, you will miss or spend so much gold you can never catch up. These games will usually result in bottom 4 placements.
- Level to 7 if you can stay above ~20g. Otherwise stay level 6.
- Level to 7.
- Level to 8 if you are in bottom half of lobby HP and are losing rounds. If you are higher HP and feel stable, you can wait until next turn.
- Level to 8 if you haven’t already. Roll for any remaining units necessary for the comp. If stable, you can try to go 9. Most games you will end on level 8.
- Level to 9 whenever possible. This is rare, but can happen in the games you have a chance of winning.
so is the darkin item soposed to go on viego,you have it here as S->S+ but its not mentioned who is suposed to hold the item,i am new to the game idk the characters,thats why i am using your site to learn
I really wonder why this is ranked as a S-Tier. I am only Master, but you have like 0 chance against the current Meta with Demacia, LI SSERAFINE etc.
This might be A-Tier with good artefacts, but other than that this is max B-Tier.
This comp is unplayable in my Diamond lobby. Everyone is spamming LI SSERAFINE comp, and Viego just gets stunned once every 5 seconds. Also, this comp struggles a great deal against heal cut.
on who is rapid fire canon good here ? the planer doesnt show
Bad items for viego, BT + EON means you will do no damage
titans is twice as good on viego cuz he benefits from ad and ap so its honestly good enough
he needs sustain items cause his ability stacks over time. doesnt need to do damage immediately at the start of each fight
It goes surprisingly fine with Bard (guaranteed) instead of TF in the opener. Bard 2* also has AP damage and can be used as secondary semi-carry AND he is your econ value engine since you look for tons of rerolls. Even without The Ruined King aug you can get your 3* Viego pretty fast.
Opener would be Viego, Bard (mandatory at play since 2-1) and some body, preferably Warden to pair with poor Yorick. This 4 generate value (rerolls and souls, lol) just because they exist, and you can agressively roll all through lvl 4. Sounds bad, works fine. The 5th champ in the opener would be another Warden body for the front or some Quickstrinker.
Bard wants 2* and some early items, like Shojin > Guinsoo to carry or he can watch you losing (and grabbing souls anyways) and give you +2 aka free reroll 🙂
Is infinity good on Kalista even though vanquisher is active? Is it because it gets her to 100% crit?
i got top 1 without hero augment and bot 7 with. cant afford items for Viego and Thresh and Kalista and tank. Viego falls off hard stage 4
anti heal and this comp is fast 8, even with the 100 soul. And other wise you need luck, viego is not a good cary…. Don’t rate this “A” please…. It’s B at best, it take you a gold augment to play, it’s a top4 max if you’re lucky
Yeah I agree, it should be B-tier. Just an oversight. It’s a good line if you have Viego 2 already by 2-1 augment with okay components, but otherwise typically not played. Shadow Isles in general has been top 4 only this patch (and rare to play regardless).
this comp fuxking sucks
oops didnt see i needed the augment. got viego worth the wait though & still got 2nd with this!
idk how ppl play this. hit 3* viego 2-4 with eon and bt tempo fast into 8 roll down to 30g for lvl8 board 2* then just lose 8 times in a row and die
same, Viego and Gwen are flying around and be targeted so easily, the tanks always die last
definitely felt rough in a two component opener.
It’s unplayable with a 2 component opener. It basically renders you unable to unlock Shadow Isles until 2-5
This comp is genuinely so fun and super good, I only had the hero augment + hitting 3 star and I only lost 1 fight the entire game its so fun must try if you get
Love this comp, ruined king aug feels like a must if ur going viego 3 star version. Riot needs to remove 2 component openers because losing out of shadow isles for 4 rounds feels so bad.