Akali vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Akali
based on 4,501 Akali vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Akali vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Akali vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Akali
Tips for Playing as Akali against Vel'Koz
Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.
Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.
Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Akali vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Akali in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some influential Akali against Vel'Koz counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. Akali’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akali may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Akali usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Akali and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Akali or Vel'Koz?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Akali usually wins when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Akali makes a good counter for Vel'Koz.
While Akali does have a higher winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Akali also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Akali into Vel'Kozas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Akali also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Akali vs Vel'Koz matchups, Akali is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Akali is a decent counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akali against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Akali to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Akali often racks up more CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Akali versus Vel'Koz build consist of Lich Bane, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Akali used at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Vel'Koz than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Akali boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Vel'Koz with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Akali, Akali players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Coup de Grace, Overgrowth, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Akali vs Vel'Koz matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.
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