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Malphite with Vel'Koz

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How to Synergize Malphite and Vel'Koz

based on 2,772 Malphite with Vel'Koz pairs
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Malphite has fought alongside Vel'Koz in 2772 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data from the hosts of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Malphite play with Vel'Koz. It is relatively rare for Malphite to play alongside Vel'Koz on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 1.8% of rounds with Malphite.

Malphite Vel'Koz Synergy Summary

Malphite does a decent job of teaming up with Vel'Koz. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Malphite when playing with Vel'Koz by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malphite vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Malphite Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailForce of Nature

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashConditioningOvergrowth
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Malphite's passive ability p
Malphite's q ability q
Malphite's w ability w
Malphite's e ability e
Malphite's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Malphite and Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Malphite with Vel'Koz

Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.

Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.

Advice to Understand How Vel'Koz Will Play

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.

Malphite Vel'Koz Synergy Stats

Malphite Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Vel'Koz Image
5
< Kills >
5
5
< Deaths >
5.1
8.2
< Assists >
8.1
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
152
< Minions Killed >
142
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
5,181
< Physical Damage >
4,896
14,653
< Magic Damage >
14,519
610
< True Damage >
630
20,445
< Damage Dealt >
20,046
26,217
< Damage Taken >
24,955
11,113
< Gold Earned >
10,768
2.03
< Towers >
1.91
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,800
< Total Healing >
3,336
14,996
< Experience >
14,282
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
709
< Time Dealing CC >
668

How to Play with Vel'Koz as Malphite in LoL

The Malphite Vel'Koz synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vel'Koz, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Malphite sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vel'Koz. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Vel'Koz helps Malphite perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Malphite plays on the same team as Vel'Koz, he observes a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that Vel'Koz supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Malphite is played alongside Vel'Koz on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Vel'Koz.

Additionally, when Malphite plays with Vel'Koz on the same side, he on average takes more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Vel'Koz does a poor job of covering Malphite in teamfights.

Synergies between Malphite and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Malphite
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malphite
Vel'Koz

Is Malphite better when played alongside Vel'Koz?

There is no one best companion for Malphite that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. However, Vel'Koz is a good teammate for Malphite. By locking into the same side as Malphite, he increases their win rate by 1.6% to 51.7%. This shows that there is a somewhat important bond between Malphite and Vel'Koz that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Vel'Koz has a much greater difficulty compared to Malphite. That means you should be cautious when lining up Vel'Koz teammates to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing together, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Conversely, by grouping Malphite and Vel'Koz together, you may not be providing your other allies enough sustained damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Vel'Koz ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Malphite Players

How We Calculated Our Malphite Vel'Koz Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malphite and Vel'Koz, we analyzed 2,772 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Malphite with Vel'Koz comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Malphite to work well with Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Malphite and Vel'Koz synergy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Force of Nature. When Malphite used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Vel'Koz than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average winrate of 51.7% when playing alongside Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Malphite and Vel'Koz pairings, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

If you need to get Malphite with Vel'Koz synergy tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all games run with both champs.