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How to Win Orianna vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupOrianna is in the b tier of champions

Orianna vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Orianna in LoLOrianna is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Orianna

based on 1,071 Orianna vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
42.5 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Orianna faced off against Vel'Koz in 1071 matches. With so many games with Orianna vs Vel'Koz provides us confidence in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Vel'Koz. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Orianna is forced to battle against Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of her rounds.

Orianna vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Orianna has done a awful job of countering Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins a lowly 42.5% of the time the champions face each other in. In Orianna vs Vel'Koz matches, Orianna’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Orianna vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Orianna Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Orianna's passive ability p
Orianna's q ability q
Orianna's w ability w
Orianna's e ability e
Orianna's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Orianna

Tips for Playing as Orianna against Vel'Koz

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

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.

Orianna vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Orianna Image
Win Rate
42.5 %
VS
Win Rate
57.5 %
Vel'Koz Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
8.7
< Assists >
8.8
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
170
< Minions Killed >
94
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
884
< Physical Damage >
501
18,642
< Magic Damage >
18,340
308
< True Damage >
5,793
19,834
< Damage Dealt >
24,635
19,791
< Damage Taken >
17,559
11,275
< Gold Earned >
10,652
1.92
< Towers >
1.87
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,089
< Total Healing >
1,783
14,483
< Experience >
12,604
21
< Vision Score >
45
10
< Wards Placed >
20
338
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Orianna in LoL

The stats shown here feature some significant Orianna versus Vel'Koz matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..

Orianna normally has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Orianna and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Orianna
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Orianna
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Orianna or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Orianna usually loses when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 42.5% win rate. As a result, Orianna makes a bad counter for Vel'Koz.

While Orianna does have a much lower win rate compared to Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Orianna into Vel'Kozas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Orianna has some 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 isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Orianna is a trash counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Orianna against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Orianna

Orianna Loses Against

Vel'KozVel'Koz42.5% winrateFizzFizz42.5% winrateTrundleTrundle43.3% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo43.4% winrate

Orianna Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc54% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia53.2% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Orianna Players

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

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Orianna, we analyzed 1,071 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 Orianna 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.

Other Useful Resources

Orianna Build Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Orianna to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Orianna most often racks up more CS as Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Orianna versus Vel'Koz build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Vel'Koz than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Orianna had an average win rate of 42.5% battling Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Vel'Koz as Orianna, Orianna players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Orianna vs Vel'Koz battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 42.5% win rate overall.

If you need to see Orianna vs Vel'Koz tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every match finished with both champions.