when a carry levels their utility ability before a damage ability....

you know something is fundamentally flawed.

its been this way for as long as forever... people find extra ranks into event horizon more useful than damage from dark meteor. despite being a carry, no other mage does this. look at viktor/lux/azir/anivia..... etc etc

its because his E has such crazy value you would be hurting yourself not to take it. now why would a damage dealing mid laner want extra survivability or stun potential when he in of himself doesn't need the duration or the cd, he will make or break a fight for himself after just one application. wouldn't it seem more justifiable to make the ability more reliable as opposed to potent?

hear me out on this one. veigar has always been the premier one shot wonder, but why does he have to be this way? "because of his infinite scaling, it would be op if he wasn't vulnerable" true true. and yes, i agree, thats where his power should be, but at some point you have to recognize that when he gets behind hes just donzo, and no amount of farming will ever bring him back, he becomes completely team reliant to function.

he should be able to 1v1 to some degree instead of falling over to anyone with a banshees veil. and a shorter, smaller, and less potent E would do that.

let me tell you the fix, lower scaling on meteor (crazy i know) possibly cd/size/base change to make him capable of wave clearing) coupled with a shorter static stun duration, like 1.75s at all ranks. (crazy i know) (but with a shorter CD and possibly radius)

this would change how veigar is played from tower hug and farmer. it would make him less team reliant while making him capable by himself in return. since he has lower base mana costs from the mid year mage update he could reliably look to stun and combo at early ranks without blowing his whole stack and leaving himself open. while simultaneously dealing less damage early but having more uptime to perform and take part in fights.

regardless of which changes are made, by changing both W and E simultaneously a lot can be done to make him a more balanced champion.