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How to Win Morgana vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Morgana

based on 1,877 Morgana vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Morgana faced off against Vel'Koz in 1877 rounds. Including so many games with Morgana vs Vel'Koz provides us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a pro build to shatter Vel'Koz. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Morgana has to counter Vel'Koz in only 1.9% of her games.

Morgana vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Morgana has done a poor job of beating Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions battle one another in. In Morgana vs Vel'Koz matches, Morgana’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Morgana vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionSpellthief's Edge

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Liandry's AnguishRylai's Crystal ScepterShard of True Ice

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassDemonic Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
>
Second ability for Morgana to level upw
>
Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationPerfect TimingBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Vel'Koz

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Morgana vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Vel'Koz Image
3.1
< Kills >
5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.3
11
< Assists >
8.5
0.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
46
< Minions Killed >
76
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
662
< Physical Damage >
507
12,749
< Magic Damage >
16,885
784
< True Damage >
4,561
14,196
< Damage Dealt >
21,954
19,134
< Damage Taken >
16,794
8,925
< Gold Earned >
9,854
1.37
< Towers >
1.53
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,909
< Total Healing >
1,625
11,246
< Experience >
11,952
48
< Vision Score >
44
21
< Wards Placed >
20
126
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Morgana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several significant Morgana vs. Vel'Koz counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Morgana often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Morgana and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Morgana or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Morgana usually loses when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes a poor counter to Vel'Koz.

While Morgana does have a lower winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Morgana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Morgana into Vel'Koz.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Morgana 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 allied champions during team fights.

Morgana is a somewhat poor counter for Vel'Koz. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Morgana against Vel'Koz.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

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

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Morgana, we analyzed 1,877 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 Morgana 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 learn all of the intricacies of Morgana to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana most often accumulates less CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Morgana versus Vel'Koz build consist of Liandry's Anguish, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Shard of True Ice. When Morgana used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Vel'Koz than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Morgana boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Vel'Koz with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Morgana, Morgana players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Perfect Timing runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Morgana vs Vel'Koz face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Morgana are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.