Is Viktor good in Patch 26.21?

Viktor is C tier Bot in Patch 26.21 with a 50.4% win rate, 2.1% pick rate, and 14.4% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Viktor Bot after Patch 26.21 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.

What is the best build for Viktor Bot?

The best Viktor Bot build in Patch 26.21 uses Blackfire Torch, Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Deathfire Touch keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Viktor Bot is C tier with 50.4% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Viktor in Patch 26.21 include Kaisa (38.1% Viktor win rate), Jhin (40.9% Viktor win rate), Jinx (45.5% Viktor win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

BOT · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play ViktorBot Build, Emerald+Patch 26.21

The recommended Viktor Bot build for LoL Patch 26.21, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

Last updated Oct 21, 2026

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Patch 26.21 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierTier down since last patchC#27of 37 Bot champions

Win rate50.4%vs 51.5% role avg

Pick rate2.1%24th most picked Bot

Ban rate14.4%

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Viktor Bot Build (Patch 26.21)

Highest win rate build path (2.3% pick rate, 47.8% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

47.8% WR

SorceryPRIMARY

Deathfire TouchKEYSTONE

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

ResolveSECONDARY

Shield Bash

Bone Plating

SHARDS

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleport

Item build

2.3% pick

Starting

Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Blackfire Torch

Lich Bane

Zhonya's Hourglass

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational

Blackfire Torch

Lich Bane

Zhonya's Hourglass

Shadowflame

Hextech Rocketbelt

Rabadon's Deathcap

Viktor Bot meta analysis (Patch 26.21)

Viktor holds a 50.4% win rate in the Bot role on Patch 26.21, 1.1 points below the Bot role average of 51.5%. That is the 27th highest win rate of 37 Bot champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.1% pick rate (24th most played in the role) and a 14.4% ban rate, Viktor gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Viktor Bot slipped from A to C tier in Patch 26.21. A drop like this usually traces back to direct nerfs, item changes, or a meta shift toward unfavorable matchups, so respect the counter picks more than you did last patch. At C tier, Viktor is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Viktor Bot games. The hardest matchups this patch are Kaisa (38.1% win rate for Viktor) and Jhin (40.9% win rate for Viktor): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, MissFortune (67.7%) and Caitlyn (60.7%) are the matchups to look for, where Viktor wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

Other Bot champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.21:

Viktor matchup tips · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Viktor good in Patch 26.21?: Viktor is C tier Bot in Patch 26.21 with a 50.4% win rate, 2.1% pick rate, and 14.4% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Viktor Bot after Patch 26.21 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.
What is the best build for Viktor Bot?: The best Viktor Bot build in Patch 26.21 uses Blackfire Torch, Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass with the Deathfire Touch keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Viktor Bot is C tier with 50.4% win rate this patch.
Who counters Viktor?: Champions that counter Viktor in Patch 26.21 include Kaisa (38.1% Viktor win rate), Jhin (40.9% Viktor win rate), Jinx (45.5% Viktor win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.