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

Vel'Koz vs Trundle

How to Beat Trundle as Vel'Koz in LoLVel'Koz is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Trundle as Vel'Koz

based on 5,008 Vel'Koz vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.54
Pick Rate
6.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Trundle as Vel'Koz came out of an examination of 5008 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Vel'Koz encounters Trundle in only 6.4% of his rounds.

Vel'Koz vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz has done a dismal job of beating Trundle. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Vel'Koz against Trundle rounds, Vel'Koz’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Trundle.

Best Vel'Koz vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomStormsurgeRod of AgesHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Trundle

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 Trundle

Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.

Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.

Vel'Koz vs Trundle Counter Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Trundle Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.5
9
< Assists >
5.4
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
90
< Minions Killed >
146
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.83
556
< Physical Damage >
15,629
18,016
< Magic Damage >
2,439
5,977
< True Damage >
569
24,550
< Damage Dealt >
18,638
17,205
< Damage Taken >
37,772
10,429
< Gold Earned >
12,642
1.72
< Towers >
3.4
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
1,712
< Total Healing >
17,484
12,524
< Experience >
14,960
43
< Vision Score >
19
19
< Wards Placed >
8
208
< Time Dealing CC >
343

How to Counter Trundle with Vel'Koz in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Vel'Koz versus Trundle counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Trundle..

Vel'Koz usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Trundle. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vel'Koz and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vel'Koz
Trundle

Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Trundle?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually loses when facing off against Trundle, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Vel'Koz makes a poor counter for Trundle.

While Vel'Koz does have a lower winrate than Trundle, when on opposite teams, Vel'Koz also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vel'Koz into Trundleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vel'Koz also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Trundle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Trundle matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Vel'Koz is a somewhat poor counter to Trundle. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vel'Koz against Trundle.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on countering Trundle as Vel'Koz, we analyzed 5,008 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 Trundle 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to counter Trundle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vel'Koz typically picks up less CS relative to Trundle. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz versus Trundle build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Trundle than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Trundle with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Trundle as Vel'Koz, Vel'Koz players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Vel'Koz vs Trundle matchups, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.

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