Vel'Koz vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Vel'Koz
based on 2,262 Vel'Koz vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Vel'Koz vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some valuable Vel'Koz against Vi matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vi..
Vel'Koz normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Vi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Vi
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Vi?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually fairs equally well when taking on Vi, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Vel'Koz makes an ok counter to Vi.
While Vel'Koz does have a lower win rate compared to Vi, when they face off with one another, Vel'Koz also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vel'Koz has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Vel'Koz is a somewhat poor counter for Vi. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Vi.
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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 Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz on average picks up more CS relative to Vi. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz versus Vi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Vi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 49.0% when playing against Vi with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Vi as Vel'Koz, Vel'Koz players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Vel'Koz vs Vi clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.
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