Vel'Koz·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Vel'Koz Support 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 Cheap Shot and Ultimate Hunter 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 Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Luden's Companion. For your last 3 items, you should build Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 51.5% winrate over 19 118 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Vel'Koz Support build would be to take Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Dark Harvest as your keystone, Cheap Shot, Ghost Poro and Relentless Hunter in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Luden's Companion as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 51.4% win rate over 3 591 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells, with runes being First Strike as your keystone, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch 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 Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Luden's Companion as a third item. You want to finish the build with Horizon Focus, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 53.8% win rate across 541 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Vel'Koz Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Celestial Opposition as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Luden's Companion as third item. The last 3 options are Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 48.2% win rate over 506 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.