Vel'Koz Counters

Best picks against Vel'Koz

Highest win rate versus Vel'Koz in Support.

1. 1Zilean237 games58.6%
2. 2Maokai151 games55.0%
3. 3Rell241 games54.8%
4. 4Shaco131 games52.7%
5. 5Blitzcrank728 games52.6%
6. 6Pyke458 games52.0%
7. 7Ashe118 games51.7%
8. 8Poppy105 games51.4%
9. 9Leona739 games51.4%
10. 10Rakan261 games51.3%
11. 11Yuumi476 games51.3%
12. 12Alistar328 games51.2%

Worst picks against Vel'Koz

Lowest win rate versus Vel'Koz in Support.

1. 1Pantheon186 games37.1%
2. 2Senna232 games45.7%
3. 3Neeko164 games47.0%
4. 4Morgana605 games47.3%
5. 5Soraka453 games47.7%
6. 6Swain421 games47.7%
7. 7Nami825 games47.8%
8. 8Lulu1,077 games47.8%
9. 9Milio535 games47.9%
10. 10Bard336 games47.9%
11. 11Zyra337 games48.4%

Best lane counters vs Vel'Koz

Largest gold lead over Vel'Koz at 15 minutes in Support.

1. 1Pyke145 games+155
2. 2Pantheon138 games+64
3. 3Xerath186 games+15

How to play against Vel'Koz

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Shove waves quickly so he must spend Q and E on farming instead of poke.
2. Recall immediately after crashing; hesitating for plates lets him deny your next wave.
3. Rotate after chunking him instead of burning mobility on a risky dive.
4. Approach from side angles so his Q poke and E peel cannot cover everyone.
5. Interrupt his ult channel quickly; letting it run decides clustered fights.

Where Vel'Koz is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Vel'Koz depends on long-range lines of fire, so side angles make his poke and beam harder to protect.
• Vel'Koz collapses when divers reach him because his self-peel is delayed and his ultimate roots him in place.