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Rengar with Vel'Koz

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How to Synergize Rengar and Vel'Koz

based on 2,804 Rengar with Vel'Koz pairs
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Rengar has gone into battle with Vel'Koz in 2804 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Rengar synergize with Vel'Koz. It is relatively rare for Rengar to play alongside Vel'Koz on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.1% of matches with Rengar.

Rengar Vel'Koz Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a poor job of synergizing with Vel'Koz. Usually, he wins an acceptable 48.8% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Rengar when playing alongside Vel'Koz by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rengar vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeHubrisProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeEdge of NightThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Rengar and Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Rengar with Vel'Koz

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar Vel'Koz Synergy Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Vel'Koz Image
8.1
< Kills >
8.3
7.3
< Deaths >
7
6
< Assists >
6.2
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
43
< Minions Killed >
42
1.33
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.37
17,673
< Physical Damage >
17,849
1,257
< Magic Damage >
1,318
1,145
< True Damage >
1,133
20,075
< Damage Dealt >
20,300
34,823
< Damage Taken >
34,034
13,146
< Gold Earned >
12,994
1.27
< Towers >
1.3
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
16,673
< Total Healing >
16,247
14,448
< Experience >
14,116
21
< Vision Score >
21
5
< Wards Placed >
5
236
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Play with Vel'Koz as Rengar in LoL

The Rengar 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, Rengar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vel'Koz. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Vel'Koz helps Rengar perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rengar is paired with Vel'Koz, he sees a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Vel'Koz doesn't help protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Rengar is played together with Vel'Koz on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vel'Koz.

Moreover, when Rengar plays with Vel'Koz on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Vel'Koz does a poor job of protecting Rengar in teamfights.

Synergies between Rengar and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rengar
Vel'Koz

Is Rengar better when played alongside Vel'Koz?

There is no one best champion pairing for Rengar that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Vel'Koz is a very typical ally for Rengar. By playing on the same side as Rengar, he lowers their win rate by -0.2% to 48.8%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Rengar and Vel'Koz that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Vel'Koz has a lower difficulty than Rengar. That means Rengar players don't need to be very careful when arranging Vel'Koz comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by pairing Rengar and Vel'Koz together, you may not be giving your side a lot of engage potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Vel'Koz ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

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

For this guide on pairing Rengar and Vel'Koz, we analyzed 2,804 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 Rengar 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Rengar to synergize with Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The best items to prioritize in your Rengar and Vel'Koz synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rengar boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Rengar and Vel'Koz pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% win rate overall.

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