Vel'Koz ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.4%
- Pick rate
- 1.5%
- Ban rate
- 0.9%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Summoner spells
51.1%
190 games
Max order
Q
W
E
52.2%
46 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Vel'Koz
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Vel'Koz wins 48.4% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (277 games).
- Most common core: Luden's Echo → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass — 83% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Lucian (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Zeri (35% over 17 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Vel'Koz is an early-game champion: 52% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 43% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 57.1% | 40% (112) | |
| 57.1% | 3% (7) | |
| 52.0% | 44% (123) | |
| 51.5% | 35% (97) | |
| 50.0% | 6% (18) | |
| 49.6% | 41% (113) | |
| 47.5% | 14% (40) | |
| 42.9% | 8% (21) | |
| 41.2% | 47% (131) | |
| 39.3% | 10% (28) | |
| 36.8% | 21% (57) | |
| 18.2% | 4% (11) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Gathering Storm
Legend: Haste
Cut Down
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Domination
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
48.6%88% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
50.0%5% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
36.4%4% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
40.0%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
51.1%69% pick
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Flash + Barrier
51.0%18% pick
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Flash + Ghost
36.8%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
52.2%46 games
W
Q
E
40.0%5 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (53%), Q → E → W (67%).
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POrganic DeconstructionVel'Koz's abilities apply Organic Deconstruction to enemies on hit. If 3 stacks are accumulated, the enemy will take a burst of true damage.
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QPlasma Fission
Vel'Koz shoots a bolt of plasma that splits in two on reactivation or upon hitting an enemy. The bolt slows and damages on hit.
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WVoid Rift
Vel'Koz opens a rift to the void that deals an initial burst of damage, then explodes for a second burst of damage after a delay.
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ETectonic Disruption
Vel'Koz causes an area to explode, knocking up enemies, and knocking close enemies slightly away.
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RLife Form Disintegration RayVel'Koz unleashes a channelled beam that follows the cursor for 2.5 seconds that deals magic damage. Organic Deconstruction Researches enemy champions causing them to take true damage instead.