Vel'Koz·Top Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Vel'Koz Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport 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 Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Shadowflame. For your last 3 items, you should build Rabadon's Deathcap, Morellonomicon and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 60.0% winrate over 100 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Vel'Koz Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Presence of Mind with Coup de Grace 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 Luden's Companion, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Horizon Focus as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment and Banshee's Veil. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 58.8% win rate over 80 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Arcane Comet as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Cut Down with Legend: Haste 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 Blackfire Torch 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 Shadowflame, Banshee's Veil 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 50.8% win rate across 63 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.