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How to Synergize Soraka and Vel'Koz

based on 659 Soraka with Vel'Koz pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Soraka has fought alongside Vel'Koz in 659 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Soraka play with Vel'Koz. It is very rare for Soraka to play with Vel'Koz as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.7% of games with Soraka.

Soraka Vel'Koz Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Soraka has done a below average job of fighting on the same side as Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Soraka when playing alongside Vel'Koz by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Soraka vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Soraka Items

~22 Mins
Ardent CenserDream MakerMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

DawncoreRedemptionStaff of Flowing Water

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Soraka to level upw
>
Second ability for Soraka to level upq
>
Last skill for Soraka to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Soraka's passive ability p
Soraka's q ability q
Soraka's w ability w
Soraka's e ability e
Soraka's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Soraka and Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Soraka with Vel'Koz

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

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.

Soraka Vel'Koz Synergy Stats

Soraka Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Vel'Koz Image
0.9
< Kills >
0.9
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
13.9
< Assists >
14.2
0.11
< Killing Sprees >
0.11
29
< Minions Killed >
26
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.51
625
< Physical Damage >
604
4,700
< Magic Damage >
4,844
306
< True Damage >
355
5,631
< Damage Dealt >
5,803
16,185
< Damage Taken >
15,890
7,973
< Gold Earned >
7,924
1.96
< Towers >
2.05
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
23,945
< Total Healing >
23,337
10,488
< Experience >
10,315
53
< Vision Score >
53
23
< Wards Placed >
23
207
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Play with Vel'Koz as Soraka in LoL

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

Overall, Soraka sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vel'Koz. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Vel'Koz helps Soraka perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Soraka is paired with Vel'Koz, she observes a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This may signal that Vel'Koz does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Soraka is played with Vel'Koz on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Vel'Koz. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Vel'Koz.

Additionally, when Soraka plays with Vel'Koz on the same side, she usually receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Vel'Koz does a poor job of covering Soraka in team fights.

Synergies between Soraka and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Soraka
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Soraka
Vel'Koz

Is Soraka better when played alongside Vel'Koz?

There is no top ally for Soraka that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, Vel'Koz is a very typical teammate for Soraka. By playing on the same team as Soraka, he decreases their win rate by -0.4% to 49.0%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Soraka and Vel'Koz that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Vel'Koz has a much greater difficulty compared to Soraka. That means you need to be careful when arranging Vel'Koz teammates to play with, as they will require a much greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing alongside, Soraka players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by bringing Soraka and Vel'Koz together, you may not be granting your team a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Vel'Koz ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Soraka Players

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

For this guide on pairing Soraka and Vel'Koz, we analyzed 659 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 Soraka 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 truly master Soraka to work well with Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Soraka and Vel'Koz synergy build consist of Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka bought at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Soraka had an average win rate of 49.0% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Soraka players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Soraka and Vel'Koz pairings, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Soraka and Vel'Koz synergy tips and stats for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every match run with these champs.