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How to Win Zoe vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Zoe

based on 1,062 Zoe vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Zoe faced off against Vel'Koz 1062 times. Having so many games with Zoe versus Vel'Koz provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to obliterate your enemy. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Zoe fights Vel'Koz in only 2.2% of her games.

Zoe vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe does a awful job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, she wins a lowly 46.2% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Zoe against Vel'Koz rounds, Zoe’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Zoe vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameHorizon FocusLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Vel'Koz

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Vel'Koz Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.5
6
< Deaths >
6.5
7.1
< Assists >
8.9
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
138
< Minions Killed >
91
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,662
< Physical Damage >
538
18,819
< Magic Damage >
17,876
3,539
< True Damage >
5,552
24,021
< Damage Dealt >
23,967
20,270
< Damage Taken >
18,866
11,506
< Gold Earned >
10,582
1.63
< Towers >
1.78
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,591
< Total Healing >
1,806
14,003
< Experience >
12,605
26
< Vision Score >
45
12
< Wards Placed >
20
140
< Time Dealing CC >
200

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Zoe in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some vital Zoe versus Vel'Koz matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Zoe often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Zoe or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 46.2% win rate. Therefore, Zoe makes a bad counter to Vel'Koz.

While Zoe does have a lower winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zoe into Vel'Koz.

Moreover, Zoe has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zoe is a terribly counter to Vel'Koz. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zoe against Vel'Koz.

Additional Information for Zoe Players

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

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Zoe, we analyzed 1,062 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 Zoe 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 Zoe 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe most often accumulates more CS as Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zoe versus Vel'Koz build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Vel'Koz than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zoe had an average winrate of 46.2% battling Vel'Koz with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Vel'Koz as Zoe, Zoe players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe vs Vel'Koz matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.2% win rate overall.

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