
Vel'Koz·Top Build





Win rate | 52.5% |
Pick rate | 0.1% |
Ban rate | 0.9% |
Matches | 1 424- |

Vel'Koz Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 53.9% based on 128 matches
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Most Popular
53.9%

2nd Most Popular
54.7%

Alternative
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Starter Items
Time Target


@ 12 sec
Early Items


@ 5 min
Core Items



@ 20 min
Full Build






ability order
Q
W
E
Skills





situational items





Horizon Focus
Allows you to deal more damage from longer ranges or against immobilized enemies. Effective against champions who rely on 1) their mobility (i.e Akali, Yasuo, Zed, etc.); 2) poke you down (i.e. Lux, Xerath, Ziggs).

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 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 Cosmic Insight and Biscuit Delivery 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 Blackfire Torch as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Liandry's Torment. For your last 3 items, you should build Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 53.9% winrate over 128 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, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch in the primary tree, and Legend: Haste with Cut Down 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 Shadowflame as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass and Horizon Focus. The skill order for this build is Q - W - E. In the current patch, this build has a 54.7% win rate over 128 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 Cheap Shot with Ultimate Hunter 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 Luden's Companion 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 Zhonya's Hourglass, 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 59.3% win rate across 54 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.
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
Dive into even more Vel'Koz builds stats with additional analysis from our friends at LoLalytics.
Vel'Koz Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 15.4 the best possible matchups for Vel'Koz Top are:
- vs. Poppy - 83.3% win rate over 6 games.
- vs. Karma - 75.0% win rate over 8 games.
- vs. Volibear - 70.6% win rate over 17 games.
- vs. Akali - 68.8% win rate over 16 games.
- vs. Sion - 68.0% win rate over 25 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. Zac - 16.7% win rate over 6 games.
- vs. Mel - 16.7% win rate over 6 games.
- vs. Yasuo - 20.0% win rate over 10 games.
- vs. Olaf - 27.3% win rate over 11 games.
- vs. Yorick - 27.8% win rate over 18 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.