Vel'Koz·Bot Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Vel'Koz Bot build, you should take Flash and Heal 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 Zhonya's Hourglass, Morellonomicon and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 56.9% winrate over 197 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight 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 Malignance as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Liandry's Torment as a third item. You want to finish the build with Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 49.4% win rate across 79 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Vel'Koz Bot build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Triple Tonic with Biscuit Delivery as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Morellonomicon as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Liandry's Torment as third item. The last 3 options are Shadowflame, Banshee's Veil and Horizon Focus. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 66.0% win rate over 50 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.