Imperial Mandate Viego build with runes and items. Imperial Mandate Viego guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Imperial Mandate Viego build in League of Legends Patch 25.17!
You support through disrupting fights, being annoying, Slowing/Healing/Buffing and soaking damage.
How to play
General
Your core items - Imperial Mandate and optionally Rylai's Crystal Scepter for even more slows (and consistency).
Your CC triggers Glacial Augument that slows AOE. All Slows trigger Font of Life AND Imperial Mandate, healing and buffing your allies.
Since LoL Patch 14.1 Imperial Mandate is changed. Now you need your team to proc it to deal any damage. So you need to play a little bit differently. Do not spam mindlessly. Try coordinating it with your team - when they are about to poke or when they go in.
Font of Life heal can trigger various support items, like Ardent Censer or Staff of Flowing Water or even Moonstone Renewer!
You need to adapt your items to the game. Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. They heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
Damage
Even if you are not going full damage and playing Imperial Mandate Viego, you will still have plenty of damage thanks to your Blade of the Ruined King (Q) (percent of target's current health + double on-hit) and semi-execute on your Heartbreaker (R) (bonus damage based on target's missing health).
Peeling
You can be a really strong peeler. If an enemy dives onto your carry, stay close and use your Spectral Maw (W) to stun and peel them off.
If multiple enemies are collapsing, you can use your Heartbreaker (R) to knock them back.
Harrowed Path (E)
Your Harrowed Path (E) is a very versatile tool. It grants movement speed and attack speed, but it also creates zone control. Enemies often get hesitant when they see the mist - they may back off, start searching for you, or play safe.
You can use Harrowed Path (E) creatively for both offense (setting up dives, chasing) and defense (discouraging engages, hiding carries).
Resets
Don’t forget the biggest strength of Viego — resets! Even as support, if you help secure a kill, you can possess the enemy with Sovereign's Domination (Passive) with their items and use their abilities to continue the fight. This makes you very disruptive and unpredictable in skirmishes, even as Imperial Mandate.