Vel'Koz vs Sivir
How to Beat Sivir as Vel'Koz
based on 1,131 Vel'Koz vs Sivir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Sivir Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Sivir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Sivir as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Sivir
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 Sivir
When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.
Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.
Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.
Vel'Koz vs Sivir Counter Stats
How to Counter Sivir with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some critical Vel'Koz against Sivir counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sivir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sivir..
Vel'Koz often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sivir. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Sivir
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Sivir?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when taking on Sivir, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Vel'Koz makes a great counter to Sivir.
While Vel'Koz does have a higher win rate than Sivir, when on opposite teams, Vel'Koz also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vel'Koz into Siviras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vel'Koz has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sivir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Sivir matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ 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 for Sivir. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Sivir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vel'Koz to counter Sivir during both the laning 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 tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz often picks up less CS relative to Sivir. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Vel'Koz versus Sivir build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Sivir than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Sivir with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Sivir as Vel'Koz, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Vel'Koz vs Sivir counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.
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