Vel'KozB

ARAM: Mayhem · Patch 16.20Vel'KozARAM: Mayhem build

the Eye of the Void

ARAM: Mayhem rank
#37 / 173

Tier B

Top augment
Magic Missile

Skilled Sniper · Eureka

Patch 16.20 · ARAM: Mayhem · all regions · ARAM: Mayhem tier list

Vel'Koz best augments

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1

Magic Missile

Gold

Dealing Ability damage fires 3 missiles, each dealing percent max Health true damage based on distance traveled.

2

Skilled Sniper

Gold

Snipe an enemy with a non-Ultimate Ability refunds 80% Cooldown (65% for periodic Abilities).

3

Eureka

Prismatic

Gain Ability Haste equal to 30% Ability Power.

4

Recursion

Gold

Gain 60 Ability Haste.

5

Jeweled Gauntlet

Prismatic

Your Abilities can Critically Strike. Gain 25% (+4.5% per 100 AP) Crit Chance.

6

Twin Fire

Silver

On ability damage, fire 1 plus (0.03 per 1% Crit Chance) missiles that deal 10 - 30 (based on level) (+7% bonus AD) (+7% AP) magic damage each. Gain 25% Critical Strike Chance.

7

Phenomenal Evil

Gold

Permanently gain 1 Ability Power when you damage enemy champions with Abilities. If taken as your second Augment, starts with 40 Ability Power.

8

Shrink Engine

Gold

Takedowns makes you smaller and grant Ability Haste and Movement Speed. Lose 65% stacks on death.

9

Witchful Thinking

Silver

Gain 20 - 80 (based on level) Ability Power.

10

From Downtown

Gold

QUEST: Snipe 15 enemy champions with abilities REWARD: Send a meteor at Sniped enemy champions, dealing Magic damage in an area around them

Augment order comes from OP.GG. Runes, items and skill order below come from regular ARAM games on the same map.

Recommended Vel'Koz build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Dark HarvestCheap ShotGrisly MementosUltimate HunterTranscendenceManaflow Band

Spells

FlashHeal

Skill priority

Plasma FissionQVoid RiftWTectonic DisruptionE

Start

Refillable PotionLost Chapter

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core

Luden's EchoShadowflameRabadon's Deathcap

Vel'Koz runes

52.7% WR27.0% pick24,189 games
Domination
ElectrocuteDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
Sorcery
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
Dark HarvestCheap ShotGrisly MementosUltimate HunterPresence of MindCoup de Grace
51.8% WR24.3% pick21,742 games
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchPresence of MindCoup de Grace
53.2% WR24.2% pick21,696 games
Arcane CometAxiom ArcanistAbsolute FocusGathering StormCut DownLegend: Haste
54.6% WR2.2% pick1,957 games

Vel'Koz skill order

52.6% WR50.2% pick34,951 games
Plasma FissionQ123456789101112131415
Void RiftW123456789101112131415
Tectonic DisruptionE123456789101112131415
Life Form Disintegration RayR123456789101112131415

Vel'Koz summoner spells

FlashHeal
53.2% WR44.3% pick38,738 games
FlashMark
51.9% WR13.4% pick11,763 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

54.1<25 min
46.925-30
47.330-35
46.935-40
46.940+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Vel'Koz items

First three completed items
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
50.5%
10.6% · 7,299 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameStormsurgeStormsurge
49.8%
6.0% · 4,134 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentShadowflameShadowflame
50.2%
5.7% · 3,936 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoStormsurgeStormsurgeShadowflameShadowflame
50.3%
5.2% · 3,592 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameHorizon FocusHorizon Focus
52.6%
3.8% · 2,619 games
Refillable PotionRefillable PotionLost ChapterLost Chapter
Start53.1%
63.1% · 54,614 games
Lost ChapterLost Chapter
Start53.9%
12.5% · 10,841 games
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
Boots52.5%
92.1% · 69,674 games
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Boots53.6%
5.7% · 4,303 games
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads
Boots51.3%
1.1% · 844 games

Vel'Koz situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
Luden's EchoLuden's Echo67.2% · 52.8%
ShadowflameShadowflame60.7% · 50.9%
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment42.4% · 51.9%
Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap35.8% · 51.3%
MalignanceMalignance28.6% · 52.0%
StormsurgeStormsurge23.1% · 51.0%
Blackfire TorchBlackfire Torch16.5% · 54.1%
Void StaffVoid Staff16.2% · 46.9%
Horizon FocusHorizon Focus10.3% · 51.9%
MorellonomiconMorellonomicon9.4% · 47.3%
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass7.7% · 47.3%
Oblivion OrbOblivion Orb6.3% · 49.8%
Rylai's Crystal ScepterRylai's Crystal Scepter4.7% · 50.6%
Tear of the GoddessTear of the Goddess4.3% · 55.3%
Seraph's EmbraceSeraph's Embrace4.1% · 52.1%
Banshee's VeilBanshee's Veil2.5% · 51.5%

Vel'Koz abilities

Organic Deconstruction

PassiveOrganic Deconstruction

Vel'Koz's abilities apply Organic Deconstruction to enemies on hit. If 3 stacks are accumulated, the enemy will take a burst of true damage.

Plasma Fission

QPlasma Fission

Vel'Koz shoots a bolt of plasma that splits in two on reactivation or upon hitting an enemy. The bolt slows and damages on hit.

Cooldown: 7s · Cost: 40/45/50/55/60
Void Rift

WVoid Rift

Vel'Koz opens a rift to the void that deals an initial burst of damage, then explodes for a second burst of damage after a delay.

Cooldown: 1.5s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Tectonic Disruption

ETectonic Disruption

Vel'Koz causes an area to explode, knocking up enemies, and knocking close enemies slightly away.

Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
Life Form Disintegration Ray

RLife Form Disintegration Ray

Vel'Koz unleashes a channelled beam that follows the cursor for 2.5 seconds that deals magic damage. Organic Deconstruction Researches enemy champions causing them to take true damage instead.

Cooldown: 100/90/80s · Cost: 100