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Vel'Koz with Maokai

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How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Maokai

based on 1,703 Vel'Koz with Maokai pairs
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Vel'Koz has been on the same team as Maokai in 1703 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data directly from the publishers of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Vel'Koz play with Maokai. It is relatively rare for Vel'Koz to play alongside Maokai as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 2.2% of games with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Maokai Synergy Summary

Vel'Koz does a ok job of fighting on the same side as Maokai. Normally, he wins an acceptable 50.4% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Vel'Koz when playing with Maokai by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceFrozen HeartRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vel'Koz to level upw
>
Second ability for Vel'Koz to level upq
>
Last skill for Vel'Koz to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Vel'Koz's passive ability p
Vel'Koz's q ability q
Vel'Koz's w ability w
Vel'Koz's e ability e
Vel'Koz's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Maokai

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Maokai

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.

Advice to Understand How Maokai Will Play

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Vel'Koz Maokai Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Maokai Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.5
< Assists >
8.9
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
133
< Minions Killed >
93
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
590
< Physical Damage >
549
18,730
< Magic Damage >
17,983
6,692
< True Damage >
5,897
26,013
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
18,901
< Damage Taken >
18,185
11,329
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.89
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,015
< Total Healing >
1,772
13,938
< Experience >
12,574
33
< Vision Score >
45
15
< Wards Placed >
20
228
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Maokai as Vel'Koz in LoL

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

Overall, Vel'Koz sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Maokai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Maokai helps Vel'Koz perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vel'Koz is paired with Maokai, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Maokai helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played together with Maokai on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Maokai.

Additionally, when Vel'Koz plays with Maokai on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Maokai does a poor job of protecting Vel'Koz in teamfights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Maokai

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Maokai?

There is no top companion for Vel'Koz that will always be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Maokai is a very typical ally for Vel'Koz. By playing on the same side as Vel'Koz, he increases their win rate by 0.1% to 50.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Vel'Koz and Maokai that results in them performing better together than alone.

Maokai has a much lower diffuclty than Vel'Koz. That means Vel'Koz players don't need to be careful when arranging Maokai teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting alongside, Vel'Koz players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by bringing Vel'Koz and Maokai together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough AD. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Maokai ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Maokai, we analyzed 1,703 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 Vel'Koz with Maokai 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 Vel'Koz in order to work well with Maokai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to include in your Vel'Koz and Maokai synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Frozen Heart, and Rod of Ages. When Vel'Koz used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Maokai than with many other common builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing alongside Maokai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Vel'Koz and Maokai pairings, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you want to get Vel'Koz and Maokai cooperations tips and stats for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using every round completed with both champs.