Vel'Koz·Top Build
Win rate | 49.6% |
Pick rate | 0.0% |
Ban rate | 0.4% |
Matches | 1 218- |
Vel'Koz Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 53.4% based on 88 matches
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47.0%runes
spells
D
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target@ 19 sec
Early Items
@ 5 min
Core Items
@ 21 min
Full Build
ability order
W
Q
E
Skills
situational items
Vel'Koz Matchups Overview
Vel'Koz General information
Vel'Koz combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Vel'Koz Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Vel'Koz Top build, you should take Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus and Scorch in the primary tree, as well as Future's Market 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 Stormsurge. For your last 3 items, you should build Shadowflame, Cryptbloom and finish with Zhonya's Hourglass. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 53.4% winrate over 88 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 First Strike as your keystone, Magical Footwear, Future's Market and Cosmic Insight in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Overgrowth in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Rod of Ages, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Archangel's Staff as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap and Shadowflame. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 47.0% win rate over 83 matches.
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.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Vel'Koz runes page.
Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Vel'Koz Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.9 the best possible matchups for Vel'Koz Top are:
- vs. Hwei - 75.0% win rate over 4 games.
- vs. Urgot - 72.7% win rate over 22 games.
- vs. Malphite - 69.6% win rate over 23 games.
- vs. Ryze - 69.2% win rate over 13 games.
- vs. Wukong - 66.7% win rate over 6 games.
Consider picking Vel'Koz into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Vel'Koz.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Vel'Koz in the current patch into the following Top matchups:
- vs. Olaf - 15.4% win rate over 13 games.
- vs. Singed - 16.7% win rate over 6 games.
- vs. Smolder - 20.0% win rate over 5 games.
- vs. Kled - 22.2% win rate over 9 games.
- vs. Zac - 25.0% win rate over 12 games.
These champions are considered as Vel'Koz counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Vel'Koz counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.