League of Legends
Vel'Koz
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Toughest Matchups:
43.9%
47.5%
47.7%
48.2%
48.2%
49.3%
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Ranked Solo
Platinum+
10.19
World
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Core Build Path: 50.48% Win Rate (2416 Games)
Core Final Build: 49.75% Win Rate (2611 Games)
Runes: 49.37% Win Rate (2872 Games)
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Damage Breakdown
75% AP
22% True
Vel'Kozwinslane against...
Janna
364 Matches
56.9%
in Lane47.0%
in Game
Swain
263 Matches
55.5%
in Lane47.9%
in Game
Lux
690 Matches
53.0%
in Lane48.3%
in Game
Leona
517 Matches
52.6%
in Lane53.0%
in Game
Rakan
236 Matches
52.5%
in Lane48.7%
in Game
Lulu
1147 Matches
52.1%
in Lane48.2%
in Game
Yuumi
611 Matches
51.9%
in Lane46.8%
in Game
Nautilus
523 Matches
51.4%
in Lane48.9%
in Game
Karma
308 Matches
51.3%
in Lane51.9%
in Game
Soraka
446 Matches
51.1%
in Lane47.5%
in Game
Senna
581 Matches
50.8%
in Lane53.7%
in Game
Alistar
223 Matches
50.7%
in Lane54.7%
in Game
Blitzcrank
413 Matches
50.4%
in Lane51.6%
in Game
Morgana
800 Matches
50.2%
in Lane52.4%
in Game
Brand
282 Matches
50.0%
in Lane45.7%
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Vel'Kozloseslane against...
Pantheon
351 Matches
43.9%
in Lane47.0%
in GamePyke
467 Matches
47.5%
in Lane51.2%
in GameNami
463 Matches
47.7%
in Lane48.6%
in GameZilean
247 Matches
48.2%
in Lane49.4%
in GameThresh
1041 Matches
48.2%
in Lane52.5%
in GameBard
341 Matches
49.3%
in Lane47.5%
in Game
Zyra
267 Matches
49.4%
in Lane45.7%
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Playing against Vel'Koz
Key Insights
Vel'Koz is a combo mage, heavily rewarded for landing multiple spells together to proc his true damage passive
P
and converting his
R
to true damage as well.
His abilities are all dodgeable but
E
is the most important ability to avoid as it sets up his entire combo. Save a mobility spell for it.
Stacking only MR is not effective against him as a lot of his damage is true damage. Health + MR is best.
is the best defense item against him if you're a tank.
R
is slow to turn which makes it easier to avoid the closer you are to him.
Power Spike
He gains strong potential to 100 - 0 squishies at lvl 6 with
R
.
is a huge power spike for him.
If he's taking the Glacial Augment keystone, his main spikes comes at the completion of slowing items:
and
.
Vulnerable
His ult is a channel and can be interrupted. Cancelling it with a well-timed/saved CC will greatly cut his effectiveness in fights.
He lacks self-peel and
E
is hard to land at close range, making him a good target for assassins or divers.