Vel'Koz Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 57.1%
- Pick rate
- 0.7%
- 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
Best three items so far
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Domination 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Cheap Shot
Ultimate Hunter
Summoner spells
62.3%
69 games
Max order
Q
W
E
57.7%
26 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Vel'Koz
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Vel'Koz wins 57.1% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (119 games).
- Most common core: Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 43% win rate over 7 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 86% of games with a 60% win rate.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 6% (7) | |
| 80.0% | 4% (5) | |
| 71.4% | 6% (7) | |
| 65.0% | 34% (40) | |
| 62.1% | 49% (58) | |
| 61.5% | 22% (26) | |
| 55.0% | 50% (60) | |
| 50.0% | 42% (50) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (6) | |
| 41.7% | 10% (12) | |
| 33.3% | 20% (24) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Domination
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Cheap Shot
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
-
Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
59.8%86% pick
-
Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
33.3%8% pick
-
First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
25.0%3% pick
Summoner spells
-
Flash + Teleport
62.3%58% pick
-
Flash + Barrier
47.1%29% pick
-
Flash + Ghost
71.4%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
57.7%26 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (57%), Q → E → W (50%).
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
ETectonic Disruption
Vel'Koz causes an area to explode, knocking up enemies, and knocking close enemies slightly away.
-
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.