Zilean vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Zilean
based on 982 Zilean vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Vel'Koz
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Zilean vs. Vel'Koz counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Zilean normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Zilean or Vel'Koz?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a good counter for Vel'Koz.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Vel'Koz.
Additionally, Zilean has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Vel'Koz matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Zilean is a decent counter to Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean most often gets less CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Zilean versus Vel'Koz build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Vel'Koz with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Vel'Koz as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Zilean vs Vel'Koz battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Zilean are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.