Vel'Koz·Mid Build
Win rate | 49.2% |
Pick rate | 1.1% |
Ban rate | 0.5% |
Matches | 920- |
Vel'Koz Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 54.8% based on 186 matches
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54.8%Highest WR
60.2%Alternative
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spells
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items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 10 sec
Early Items
@ 5 min
Core Items
@ 20 min
Full Build
ability order
Q
W
E
Skills
situational items
Vel'Koz Matchups Overview
Vel'Koz General information
Vel'Koz tips and tricks
Try to delay a team fight for as long as possible while you poke the enemy down with your Q and W.
Your Ultimate R is a channel which leaves you vulnerable. Try to use your Ultimate R from a distance and in a safe position to avoid dying.
Dominate the laning phase by constantly poking the enemy with your Q and W.
Vel'Koz combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Vel'Koz Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Vel'Koz Mid build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Luden's Companion as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass and finish with Cryptbloom. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 54.8% winrate over 186 matches played.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Cut Down in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blackfire Torch as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Horizon Focus as a third item. You want to finish the build with Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap and Morellonomicon. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 56.5% win rate across 62 matches played.
Situational Vel'Koz Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Vel'Koz build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Vel'Koz runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Vel'Koz Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.21 the best possible matchups for Vel'Koz Mid are:
- vs. Cho'Gath - win rate over games.
- vs. Gragas - win rate over games.
- vs. Irelia - 81.8% win rate over 11 games.
- vs. Malphite - 75.0% win rate over 4 games.
- vs. Orianna - 69.2% win rate over 26 games.
Consider picking Vel'Koz into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Vel'Koz.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Vel'Koz in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Neeko - win rate over games.
- vs. Viego - win rate over games.
- vs. Akshan - 20.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Aurelion Sol - 25.0% win rate over 16 games.
- vs. Cassiopeia - 28.6% win rate over 7 games.
These champions are considered as Vel'Koz counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Vel'Koz counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.