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the Eye of the Void

Vel'Koz Support build & stats

MageSupport C 774 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
47.0%
Pick rate
1.8%
Ban rate
1.3%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Built from single items

Start with

Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
32.6% 46 games

Best three items so far

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Imperial Mandate
Imperial Mandate
2,400 gold
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon
2,850 gold
7,850 gold
60.0% WR each item separately

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
50.5% 101 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
59.6% WR
52 games · 7% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
90.9% 11 games

Max order

Plasma Fission Q Void Rift W Tectonic Disruption E
45.5% 22 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 47.0% of games as Support on patch 16.17 (774 games).
  • Most common core: Zhonya's Hourglass → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 58% win rate over 19 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 84% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Rakan (58% over 19 games). Hardest: Brand (9% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Horizon Focus
Horizon Focus
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
50.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
25.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
100.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
32.6% WR
46 games · 6% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
40.6% WR
106 games · 14% pick
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
50.5% WR
101 games · 13% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
46.3% WR
54 games · 7% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
62.5% 1% (8)
62.5% 1% (8)
50.0% 5% (36)
50.0% 2% (16)
50.0% 2% (12)
49.0% 7% (51)
47.1% 18% (138)
47.1% 4% (34)
44.4% 7% (54)
43.4% 11% (83)
40.0% 9% (70)
28.6% 1% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Domination Domination
59.6% WR
52 games · 7% pick
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Sorcery Sorcery
Summon Aery Arcane Comet Stormraider's Surge Deathfire Touch
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Sorcery Sorcery + Inspiration Inspiration
40.6% WR
32 games · 4% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
36.0% WR
25 games · 3% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Legend: Haste Cut Down

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 47.3%31% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 34.4%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 43.3%28% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 35.7%4% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 52.9%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Plasma Fission Q Void Rift W Tectonic Disruption E 45.5%22 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (34%), Q → E → W (24%).

  • POrganic Deconstruction

    Vel'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 Ray

    Vel'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.