Vel'Koz vs Veigar
How to Beat Veigar as Vel'Koz
based on 2,936 Vel'Koz vs Veigar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Veigar Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Veigar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Veigar
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 Veigar
Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.
Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.
Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.
Vel'Koz vs Veigar Counter Stats
How to Counter Veigar with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some influential Vel'Koz vs. Veigar matchup statistics that can 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 Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..
Vel'Koz usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Veigar
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Veigar?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually wins when trying to fight Veigar, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes a good counter for Veigar.
While Vel'Koz does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when they face off with one another, Vel'Koz also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Veigaras 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 also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Veigar matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ 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 Veigar. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Veigar.
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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 Veigar during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz often picks up less CS relative to Veigar. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz versus Veigar build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Veigar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 51.6% battling Veigar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Veigar as Vel'Koz, Vel'Koz players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Vel'Koz vs Veigar counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.
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