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Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank

based on 3,013 Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Blitzcrank engaged Vel'Koz 3013 times. Using so many games with Blitzcrank versus Vel'Koz gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative stats and a pro build to defeat Vel'Koz. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Blitzcrank fights Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Blitzcrank does a good job of beating Vel'Koz. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Blitzcrank against Vel'Koz rounds, Blitzcrank’s team is 0.2% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalMobility Boots

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

BloodsongKnight's VowKaenic RookernForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Blitzcrank to level upq
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Second ability for Blitzcrank to level upe
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Last skill for Blitzcrank to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Vel'Koz

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

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.

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Vel'Koz Image
2.3
< Kills >
5.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
13.2
< Assists >
9
0.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
28
< Minions Killed >
91
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,693
< Physical Damage >
550
5,755
< Magic Damage >
18,161
958
< True Damage >
5,962
9,406
< Damage Dealt >
24,674
24,370
< Damage Taken >
17,617
8,581
< Gold Earned >
10,475
1.29
< Towers >
1.65
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,595
< Total Healing >
1,529
10,693
< Experience >
12,321
57
< Vision Score >
44
25
< Wards Placed >
19
288
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Blitzcrank against Vel'Koz counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Vel'Koz.

While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate compared to Vel'Koz, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Blitzcrank has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Blitzcrank is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Vel'Koz.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 3,013 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank usually accumulates a lot less CS as Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Blitzcrank versus Vel'Koz build consist of Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Vel'Koz than with most other common builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average win rate of 52.0% battling Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz fights, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you want to view Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every round completed with these champs.