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Vel'Koz vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Vel'Koz in LoLVel'Koz is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Vel'Koz

based on 2,971 Vel'Koz vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Vel'Koz faced off against Viego in 2971 matches. Having so many matchups for Vel'Koz vs Viego gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to crush Viego. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Vel'Koz has to counter Viego in only 3.8% of his matches.

Vel'Koz vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz does a below average job of countering Viego. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.8% of the time the champions face each other in. In Vel'Koz vs Viego rounds, Vel'Koz’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Viego.

Best Vel'Koz vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon FocusLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeShadowflame

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
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Last skill for Vel'Koz to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
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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Guide to Countering Viego as Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Viego

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.

Vel'Koz vs Viego Counter Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Viego Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.8
6
< Deaths >
6.4
8.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
94
< Minions Killed >
37
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.68
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
535
< Physical Damage >
15,683
17,706
< Magic Damage >
2,208
5,776
< True Damage >
930
24,018
< Damage Dealt >
18,822
17,755
< Damage Taken >
34,234
10,450
< Gold Earned >
12,480
1.73
< Towers >
1.47
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.41
1,676
< Total Healing >
16,831
12,478
< Experience >
14,176
44
< Vision Score >
23
20
< Wards Placed >
6
208
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Viego with Vel'Koz in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some important Vel'Koz against Viego counter stats that may help us understand the differences between these two champs. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego..

Vel'Koz often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Viego. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vel'Koz and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vel'Koz
Viego

Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Viego?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually loses when facing off against Viego, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes a bad counter to Viego.

While Vel'Koz does have a lower win rate than Viego, when facing one another, Vel'Koz also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Vel'Koz into Viegoas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Vel'Koz is a garbage counter for Viego. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Viego.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on countering Viego as Vel'Koz, we analyzed 2,971 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 Viego 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 truly master Vel'Koz to counter Viego during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vel'Koz most often gets more CS as Viego. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz versus Viego build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Viego than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Viego as Vel'Koz, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vel'Koz vs Viego matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

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