Vel'KozB

Build guide · Patch 16.19Vel'KozSupport build

the Eye of the Void

Win rate
50.0%

#24/49 by win rate▼ 0.4 vs 16.18

Pick rate
2.7%

#25/49 most picked▼ 0.1 vs 16.18

Ban rate
1.5%

#36 most banned▼ 0.1 vs 16.18

Overall rank · Support
#24 / 49

Tier B · 54,550 games

Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · all regions · How we calculate

Recommended Vel'Koz build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchUltimate HunterCheap Shot

Spells

FlashHeal

Skill priority

Plasma FissionQVoid RiftWTectonic DisruptionE

Start

Health PotionHealth Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core

Luden's EchoShadowflameZhonya's Hourglass

Runes

49.3% WR34.9% pick18,433 games
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Domination
Cheap ShotTaste of BloodSudden Impact
Sixth SenseGrisly MementosDeep Ward
Treasure HunterRelentless HunterUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
50.6% WR10.7% pick5,635 games
Dark HarvestCheap ShotDeep WardRelentless HunterManaflow BandScorch
49.7% WR9.0% pick4,764 games
Arcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorchCut DownLegend: Haste
50.8% WR3.2% pick1,706 games

Skill order

56.1% WR48.9% pick7,285 games
Plasma FissionQ123456789101112131415
Void RiftW123456789101112131415
Tectonic DisruptionE123456789101112131415
Life Form Disintegration RayR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashHeal
50.2% WR73.4% pick37,809 games
ExhaustFlash
49.8% WR16.2% pick8,348 games

Power curve

Strongest early, falls off later

55.1<25 min
50.925–30
47.230–35
46.535–40
48.040+

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

Item builds

First three completed items
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
49.4%
9.7% · 1,584 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameHorizon FocusHorizon Focus
53.2%
4.4% · 716 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoHorizon FocusHorizon FocusZhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass
52.1%
4.3% · 698 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
52.1%
3.5% · 570 games
Luden's EchoLuden's EchoShadowflameShadowflameLiandry's TormentLiandry's Torment
47.3%
3.4% · 556 games
Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start50.0%
96.1% · 48,877 games
Health PotionHealth Potion
Start50.3%
2.7% · 1,371 games
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
Boots50.3%
67.2% · 32,540 games
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Boots50.7%
18.5% · 8,973 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots51.5%
12.1% · 5,839 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeZaz'Zak's Realmspike88.5% · 50.0%
Luden's EchoLuden's Echo65.4% · 50.3%
ShadowflameShadowflame31.8% · 50.8%
Horizon FocusHorizon Focus21.7% · 51.8%
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass20.3% · 51.2%
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment19.5% · 50.7%
Oblivion OrbOblivion Orb17.6% · 45.8%
Blackfire TorchBlackfire Torch15.5% · 50.2%
Dark SealDark Seal9.7% · 55.1%
Celestial OppositionCelestial Opposition7.7% · 51.5%
Shurelya's BattlesongShurelya's Battlesong7.2% · 51.6%
Banshee's VeilBanshee's Veil5.4% · 52.1%
MorellonomiconMorellonomicon5.3% · 48.7%
Seeker's ArmguardSeeker's Armguard4.8% · 52.4%
Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap4.6% · 52.8%
MalignanceMalignance3.6% · 50.3%

Vel'Koz counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Vel'Koz

Pyke45.1%1,216 gamesMaokai45.2%325 gamesBlitzcrank45.8%1,803 gamesSona46.5%529 gamesSoraka46.8%1,087 gamesNami47.3%2,212 games

Easiest matchupsVel'Koz beats these

Swain57.3%569 gamesCamille53.4%384 gamesBard53.1%1,071 gamesBrand52.7%541 gamesLulu52.5%3,035 gamesPantheon52.4%597 games

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