Lucian vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Lucian
based on 4,652 Lucian vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Vel'Koz
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Lucian versus Vel'Koz counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz..
Lucian typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Lucian or Vel'Koz?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Lucian makes a poor counter to Vel'Koz.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Vel'Koz.
Furthermore, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian most often racks up more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Vel'Koz build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Stormrazor. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Vel'Koz than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 48.3% battling Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Vel'Koz as Lucian, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Lucian vs Vel'Koz matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
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