Vel'Koz vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Vel'Koz
based on 9,032 Vel'Koz vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Lux
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
Advice to Win Against Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Vel'Koz vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Vel'Koz versus Lux counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lux..
Vel'Koz normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Lux. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Lux
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Lux?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when trying to fight Lux, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes a good counter to Lux.
While Vel'Koz does have a higher win rate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Vel'Koz also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vel'Koz into Luxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vel'Koz has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Lux matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Vel'Koz is a decent counter for Lux. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vel'Koz against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz in order to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Lux. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Vel'Koz versus Lux build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Lux than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Lux with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Lux as Vel'Koz, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vel'Koz vs Lux counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.1% winrate overall.
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