Viktor Mid Runes: Best Setup with 49% Win Rate
Viktor Runes Guide for Mid Lane
The optimal Viktor mid lane rune setup in patch 14.23 achieves a 49.0% win rate with a 39.7% pick rate across 42,844 matches.
Primary: Sorcery
- Keystone: Summon Aery
- Manaflow Band
- Transcendence
- Scorch
Secondary: Resolve
- Shield Bash
- Bone Plating
Counter Matchups: Strong Against:
- Smolder (60.8%)
- Corki (54.6%)
- Jayce (53.5%)
- Swain (52.5%)
- Azir (52.1%)
- Lissandra (51.8%)
Weak Against:
- Kassadin (45.3%)
- Vel'Koz (46.0%)
- Talon (46.5%)
- Qiyana (46.6%)
- Ambessa (46.6%)
- Akshan (46.7%)
Best Jungle Synergies:
- Warwick (53.9%)
- Pantheon (52.7%)
- Trundle (52.3%)
- Zac (52.2%)
- Wukong (51.9%)
- Rammus (51.7%)
Key Tips:
- Use E to simultaneously harass enemy champion and clear minion wave
- Prioritize defensive play early game to scale into mid-late game
- Poke enemies with E before engaging in team fights
- Focus on farming and scaling until core items are complete
This setup maximizes Viktor's scaling potential while providing enough defensive stats to survive the early game. The combination of Sorcery and Resolve runes offers a balance of damage and survivability, particularly effective in the current meta.