Tank Viego Build

Tank Viego Build.

Tank Viego build with runes and items. Tank Viego guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Tank Viego build in League of Legends Patch 26.4!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Guardian's Horn should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Viego ability Blade of the Ruined King should be leveled first.
Q
Viego ability Harrowed Path should be leveled second.
E
Viego ability Spectral Maw should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Jak'Sho, The Protean should be final item in your build.
Hollow Radiance should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Unending Despair should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Aftershock from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Tank Viego Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost for extra and mobility and chasing and disruptive running around in fights. Good alternative if you want to stay close to enemies.

Exhaust

Exhaust

Defensive option. Exhaust for peeling against enemy divers and assassins and protecting your carries.

Ignite

Ignite

Offensive option if you are feeling spicy. Grievous Wounds + some damage. Good in early fights and you can score some kills, but reduces your going-in potential. Especially later.

Optional Runes

Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying

Grasp of the Undying is a solid alternative. You become more tanky over time as your HP grows, you get some sustain and you get some damage as well.

Demolish

Demolish

If you are into taking objectives, you can consider taking Demolish rune. Usually it is worth it and lets you push turrets quicker. Utility slash team oriented option.

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How it works

  1. You play as a Tank.
  2. Your job is to soak damage, disrupt fights, protect your team, and be a pain in the neck for the enemy.

Playstyle

  1. 🛡️

    Be the frontline. Soak damage, disrupt enemies, protect your carries.

  2. 💪

    Jak'Sho rewards you for staying in fights.

  3. 🧰

    Adapt your items to counter the enemy team.

How to play

Tank Viego

  1. Even if you are not going damage items and playing Tank Viego, you will still have plenty of damage thanks to Blade of the Ruined King (Q) (target's current health + double on-hit) and semi-execute (target's missing health) on your Heartbreaker (R)
  2. You can be really good peeler. Enemy going after your carry? Stay close to your carry and stun with Spectral Maw (W) to peel the enemy off. More enemies coming? You can use Heartbreaker (R) to knock enemies back.
  3. Harrowed Path (E) is a very interesting tool. Of course you can use it for movement/attack speed buff, but you can use it for scare and intimidation. Enemy team will not check your items right away. If they see your E, they usually will start playing safer, backing up or not engaging.

Getting started

  1. Start with Guardian's Horn. Rush #1 Armor item if enemy is heavy on AD, or MR item if heavy on AP. Get Jak'Sho as #2.
  2. Guardian's Horn is a surprisingly good item for its price. You can keep it for very long time (or even have it as 6th item).

During fights

  1. Your goal is to be in the middle of fights as long as possible - Jak'Sho stacks up with combat seconds.

Adapting

  1. 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.
  2. You can use Bandlepipes to give your whole team an attack speed boost whenever you CC enemies. Great synergy with auto attackers.

Runes

  1. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Save it for when you go in or when enemies jump on you.

Skill Order

  • Viego [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Blade of the Ruined King
  • Viego [object Object] ability.
    W
    Spectral Maw
  • Viego [object Object] ability.
    E
    Harrowed Path
  • Viego [object Object] ability.
    R
    Heartbreaker

Items

Starting items
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Mercury's Treads item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good tank items
Protoplasm Harness item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Abyssal Mask item.
Force of Nature item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Spirit Visage item.
Good Armor items
Sunfire Aegis item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Unending Despair item.
Thornmail item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Situational items
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Knight's Vow item.
Trailblazer item.
Bandlepipes item.
Zeke's Convergence item.
Situational DMG items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Sterak's Gage item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Wit's End item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Spirit Visage item.
Unending Despair item.
Thornmail item.