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Viego vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Viego in LoLViego is in the a tier of champions
AssassinFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Viego

based on 2,971 Viego vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Viego came out of an evaluation of 2971 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Viego has to counter Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of their rounds.

Viego vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Viego does a good job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, they wins a fantastic 52.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Viego against Vel'Koz rounds, Viego’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Viego vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Wit's EndEclipseSundered SkyDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viego to level upq
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Second ability for Viego to level upe
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Last skill for Viego to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Viego

Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Viego vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Viego in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several vital Viego against Vel'Koz counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Viego normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Viego and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Viego or Vel'Koz?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Viego usually wins when trying to fight Vel'Koz, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Viego makes a good counter for Vel'Koz.

While Viego does have a higher winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Viego also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Viego into Vel'Koz.

Furthermore, Viego also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viego vs Vel'Koz matchups, Viego is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Viego is a good counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Viego against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Viego

Viego Loses Against

NilahNilah45.5% winrateLeonaLeona46.3% winrateLilliaLillia47.1% winrateRammusRammus47.3% winrate

Viego Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.6% winrateZeriZeri55% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.9% winrateHweiHwei54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 54.4% 1237 GamesBardBard+ 54.5% 4147 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55% 19645 GamesSingedSinged+ 56.5% 3421 Games

Additional Information for Viego Players

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

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Viego, 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 Vel'Koz as Viego 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.

Other Useful Resources

Viego Build Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Viego in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego typically accumulates less CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Viego versus Vel'Koz build include Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Vel'Koz than with many other typical builds. In fact, Viego had an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Viego, Viego players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Viego vs Vel'Koz clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

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