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How to Win Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupVel'Koz is in the a tier of champions

Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz in LoLVel'Koz is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz

based on 399 Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz came out of an examination of 399 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Vel'Koz has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his games.

Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Vel'Koz has done a great job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a whopping 54.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Vel'Koz against Rek'Sai rounds, Vel'Koz’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vel'Koz to level upq
>
Second ability for Vel'Koz to level upw
>
Last skill for Vel'Koz to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Vel'Koz's passive ability p
Vel'Koz's q ability q
Vel'Koz's w ability w
Vel'Koz's e ability e
Vel'Koz's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
9.7
< Assists >
7.3
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
88
< Minions Killed >
37
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.29
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
537
< Physical Damage >
14,992
18,498
< Magic Damage >
74
5,993
< True Damage >
3,737
25,029
< Damage Dealt >
18,805
18,769
< Damage Taken >
38,561
10,690
< Gold Earned >
12,412
1.8
< Towers >
1.31
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
1,835
< Total Healing >
17,919
12,624
< Experience >
14,176
50
< Vision Score >
23
22
< Wards Placed >
7
211
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Vel'Koz in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Vel'Koz versus Rek'Sai matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Vel'Koz usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vel'Koz and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vel'Koz
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes a great counter for Rek'Sai.

While Vel'Koz does have a much higher win rate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Vel'Koz also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Vel'Koz into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vel'Koz has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Vel'Koz is a great counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vel'Koz against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

How We Calculated Our Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz, we analyzed 399 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 Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vel'Koz most often picks up more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Vel'Koz versus Rek'Sai build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Rek'Sai than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Rek'Sai as Vel'Koz, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vel'Koz vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.1% win rate overall.

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