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How to Win Seraphine vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupSeraphine is in the b tier of champions

Seraphine vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Seraphine in LoLSeraphine is in the a tier of champions
MageSupport
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Seraphine

based on 3,684 Seraphine vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Seraphine faced off against Vel'Koz 3684 times. Having so many games with Seraphine versus Vel'Koz provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to smash Vel'Koz. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Seraphine is forced to battle against Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of her games.

Seraphine vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Seraphine has done a dismal job of beating Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Seraphine versus Vel'Koz matches, Seraphine’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Seraphine vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Tear of the GoddessLost Chapter

Core Seraphine Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterArdent CenserLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Seraphine's passive ability p
Seraphine's q ability q
Seraphine's w ability w
Seraphine's e ability e
Seraphine's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Seraphine

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.

Seraphine vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Seraphine Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Vel'Koz Image
3.2
< Kills >
5.4
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
12.2
< Assists >
8.7
0.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
100
< Minions Killed >
92
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,274
< Physical Damage >
507
12,030
< Magic Damage >
17,587
491
< True Damage >
5,669
13,796
< Damage Dealt >
23,763
18,127
< Damage Taken >
18,026
10,010
< Gold Earned >
10,475
2.16
< Towers >
1.75
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,506
< Total Healing >
1,821
12,101
< Experience >
12,484
43
< Vision Score >
45
19
< Wards Placed >
20
251
< Time Dealing CC >
208

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Seraphine in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Seraphine versus Vel'Koz counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Seraphine’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Seraphine may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz..

Seraphine typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Seraphine and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Seraphine
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Seraphine
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Seraphine or Vel'Koz?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Seraphine usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Seraphine makes an ok counter for Vel'Koz.

While Seraphine does have a lower winrate than Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Seraphine also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Seraphine into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Seraphine has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Seraphine is a somewhat poor counter to Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Seraphine against Vel'Koz.

Additional Information for Seraphine Players

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

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Seraphine, we analyzed 3,684 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 Seraphine 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

To truly master Seraphine 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Seraphine usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Seraphine versus Vel'Koz build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Seraphine bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Vel'Koz than with many other common item sets. In fact, Seraphine had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Seraphine, Seraphine players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Triple Tonic, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Seraphine vs Vel'Koz matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

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