Riots reveal Viego, The Ruined King, in a fantastic movie preview during his 2021 League of Legends celebration video, but that did not give us much detail about what he would actually do in the game. Fortunately, the complete kit is on the League of Legends website just minutes to the stream, so we now know exactly what Viego is capable of.
Viego is a jungle star who can flee to enemies to stun them, and then take possession as soon as they are defeated. If he has a hostile champion, he uses all the basic abilities of the champion, as well as using his own Ultimate. While it certainly makes Viego unique, it should also make him one of League‘s toughest champion, because you’ll have to know how to utilize every other champion in the game well to get the best out of him.
Viego will probably be the League of Legends Public Beta environment somewhere in the next few weeks, he has to go to the live game before the end of the month. Before he gets there, check out Viego’s full capabilities package here:
Passive – Sovereign domination
Viego may temporarily possess enemy champions who help him kill healing for a portion of their maximum health. During possession, Viego’s items, attacks, and non-ultimate abilities become those of his slain enemy, and he gets a free cast of his own ultimate Heartbreaker.
While possessing an enemy, Viego also gains bonus movement speed as he moves to enemy champions.
Q – Blade of the Destroyed King
Passive: Viego’s attacks are a percentage of his current health as bonus damage. When Viego attacked an enemy, he recently struck with an ability, and the attack strikes twice.
The second strike prevents the health of the target instead of regularly inflicting damage, but is still applicable to hits and can strike critically.
This passive is maintained during possessions.
Active: Viego pushes forward with his blade damaging all hitting enemies.
W – Spectral Maw
Viego loads up and then moves forward and throws a mist that numbs and damages the first enemy’s hit.
Anesthesia duration and mist series increase with loading time, damage and streak distance.
E – Harrowed Path
Viego spreads a wave of Black Mist around a nearby wall. While in the mist, Viego is camouflaged and gains speed and speed of movement.
R – Heartbreaker
Viego throws away any bodies he currently owns and sends them forward, attacking the enemy champion within range with the lowest percentage of health and giving bonus damage due to their lack of health.
Other enemies within range are defeated.