Vel'Koz
Strongest when games end at 20–25 minutes (69%). On average behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes (−74 gold), and still wins 56%.
- Win rate
- 55.7%
- ±5.1 · role avg 50.0%
- Tier
- S
- #4 of 48
- Pick rate
- 1.2%
- ban 0.9%
- Games
- 366
- ranked solo/duo
- Win rate
- vs expected
- CS at 10
- Solo kills
- First blood
Vel'Koz bot wins 55.7% of 366 ranked games, rank 4 of 48 bot champions (tier S). Most players finish Blackfire Torch first, at about 11:30.
What most Vel'Koz players run
Blackfire Torch 11:30 · 43% · 155 games 
Ionian Boots of Lucidity 12:06 · 34% of games 
Horizon Focus 18:29 · 41% · 60 games 
Zhonya's Hourglass 23:16 · 42% · 18 games 
Rabadon's Deathcap 29:18 · 38 of 110 games 
Cryptbloom 33:06 · 3 of 25 games Best when games end at 20–25′
Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished. Watch out for Ezreal, Lucian, Yunara
Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →First Baron: 82% against 36%
Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.
More control wards, more solo kills
What stands out (10% or more) against the average bot laner. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.
About average: share of team damage, kill participation.
Item by item, with the clock
What players finish in each slot, and when. Pick items to follow a build: every column then shows only games that match your picks, and a picked item doesn't appear in another slot. Fewer games last long enough for items 5 and 6.
Most common full builds
Luden's Echo › Sorcerer's Shoes › Shadowflame › Zhonya's Hourglass 56.3%16 games Blackfire Torch › Ionian Boots of Lucidity › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap 91.7%12 games Ionian Boots of Lucidity › Blackfire Torch › Horizon Focus › Zhonya's Hourglass 63.6%11 games Luden's Echo › Sorcerer's Shoes › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap 30.0%10 games 
Boots of Swiftness › Hextech Rocketbelt › Shurelya's Battlesong › Horizon Focus 70.0%10 games Blackfire Torch › Ionian Boots of Lucidity › Horizon Focus › Shadowflame 10.0%10 games Each row stops where games ended or the next item was too rare to list on its own. Boots (dashed ring) sit where they're usually bought.
Items 2–4 against each team
Against teams with mostly physical damage
Cosmic Drive 71%7 
Liandry's Torment 60%5 
Banshee's Veil 58%19 Shurelya's Battlesong 56%18 Rabadon's Deathcap 52%33 Shadowflame 50%58 
Stormsurge 50%6 Against teams with mixed damage
Banshee's Veil 83%12 Cosmic Drive 71%7 Horizon Focus 64%33 Shurelya's Battlesong 63%8 Rabadon's Deathcap 60%30 Zhonya's Hourglass 56%32 Shadowflame 50%38 Against teams with magic heavy damage
Cryptbloom 71%7 Cosmic Drive 67%6 Shadowflame 61%61 Rabadon's Deathcap 60%45 Horizon Focus 58%53 Liandry's Torment 58%12 Zhonya's Hourglass 53%49 Against teams with no frontliner
Banshee's Veil 77%13 Horizon Focus 65%26 Cosmic Drive 60%5 Zhonya's Hourglass 52%27 Shadowflame 51%35 Shurelya's Battlesong 50%12 Rabadon's Deathcap 45%22 Against teams with one frontliner
Cosmic Drive 63%8 Rabadon's Deathcap 58%57 Horizon Focus 56%73 Liandry's Torment 56%9 Shurelya's Battlesong 55%11 Shadowflame 53%86 Zhonya's Hourglass 49%68 Against teams with two or more
Cosmic Drive 86%7 Banshee's Veil 69%16 Liandry's Torment 67%6 Rabadon's Deathcap 66%29 Shadowflame 58%36 Shurelya's Battlesong 55%11 Zhonya's Hourglass 53%32 Against teams with little
Cosmic Drive 83%6 Banshee's Veil 58%19 Shadowflame 57%51 Rabadon's Deathcap 56%34 Horizon Focus 55%29 Zhonya's Hourglass 54%35 Stormsurge 50%6 Against teams with some
Shurelya's Battlesong 62%13 Banshee's Veil 60%15 Liandry's Torment 57%7 Rabadon's Deathcap 54%35 Horizon Focus 53%43 Shadowflame 43%51 Zhonya's Hourglass 39%44 Against teams with a lot
Void Staff 100%5 Banshee's Veil 71%14 Cosmic Drive 67%12 Shadowflame 62%55 Rabadon's Deathcap 62%39 Horizon Focus 59%54 Zhonya's Hourglass 58%48 Against teams with little
Horizon Focus 68%40 Shurelya's Battlesong 58%12 Zhonya's Hourglass 56%45 Rabadon's Deathcap 55%20 Cosmic Drive 50%10 Shadowflame 49%49 Banshee's Veil 38%8 Against teams with some
Cosmic Drive 83%6 Rabadon's Deathcap 60%45 Shadowflame 54%57 Stormsurge 50%8 Banshee's Veil 47%17 Horizon Focus 47%43 Shurelya's Battlesong 40%10 Against teams with a lot
Banshee's Veil 83%23 Cryptbloom 80%5 Liandry's Torment 75%12 Zhonya's Hourglass 63%32 Shadowflame 59%51 Shurelya's Battlesong 58%12 Rabadon's Deathcap 56%43 Teams are grouped by their champions' usual damage, toughness, healing and crowd control, from all games.
Start, boots, spells, skills
Starting items
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion55.7%361
Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the Goddess50.0%2
Dark Seal + Refillable Potion100.0%1Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity ~12:0647.6%124Boots of Swiftness ~11:0663.8%116Sorcerer's Shoes ~12:2458.9%112Summoner spells
Flash + Teleport55.5%238
Flash + Barrier52.9%85
Flash + Ghost63.3%30Skills
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E55.7%343WQE59.1%22QWE55.1%343QEW63.2%19Laid out like the game: the most picked rune in each row is in colour. Hover or tap a rune for its name, description and numbers.
Sorcery · 55% win · 334 games 
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Inspiration · 63% win · 27 games 
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Domination · 60% win · 5 games 
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Precision · 55% win · 218 games 
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— Inspiration · 61% win · 88 games — 11%50% 30%62% 53%64% — 26%65% 68%57% 9%75% 2%100% Domination · 36% win · 28 games 100%36% — — — — — — 4%100% 96%33% Sorcery · 61% win · 28 games — 25%71% 4%100% 18%20% 4%100% 54%67% 14%50% — 82%61% 
Resolve · 75% win · 4 games 
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2%33% 44%55% 58%36 games 50%32 games 64%28 games 50%28 games 52%23 games Watch out for Ezreal, Lucian, Yunara
Good into Tristana, Caitlyn, Zeri
Behind at 15 against 9 of 12, still wins 5 of them
Fewer than 10 games (22)
Viktor 56% · 9
Sivir 56% · 9
Draven 38% · 8
Varus 14% · 7
Ashe 86% · 7
Cassiopeia 83% · 6
Xayah 33% · 6
Smolder 67% · 6
Mel 80% · 5
Ziggs 60% · 5
Kog'Maw 60% · 5
Hwei 25% · 4
Yasuo 25% · 4
Swain 75% · 4
Seraphine 75% · 4
Aurelion Sol 50% · 4
Lux 75% · 4
Samira 33% · 3
Twitch 67% · 3
Xerath 33% · 3
Karthus 33% · 3
Yone 67% · 3
Vel'Koz does worse than expected here
Against Jhin, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 54% of games, and still wins 37% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 65%.
Vel'Koz does better than expected here
Against Tristana, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 61% of games, and still wins 76% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 82%.
Vel'Koz does better than expected here
Against Kai'Sa, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 52% of games, and still wins 46% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 83%.
Vel'Koz does better than expected here
Against Zeri, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games, and still wins 50% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 100%.
Vel'Koz does worse than expected here
Against Ezreal, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games, and still wins 14% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 57%.
Vel'Koz does worse than expected here
Against Lucian, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games, and still wins 10% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 100%.
Vel'Koz does worse than expected here
Against Yunara, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 43% of games, and still wins 17% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 63%.
About what you would expect
Against Aphelios, Vel'Koz is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 57% of games and wins 88% of those. When behind, Vel'Koz wins 17%.
Vel'Koz does better than expected here
Against Caitlyn, Vel'Koz is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 46% of games and wins 67% of those. When behind, Vel'Koz wins 71%.
About what you would expect
Against Jinx, Vel'Koz is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 45% of games and wins 40% of those. When behind, Vel'Koz wins 67%.
Vel'Koz does worse than expected here
Against Kalista, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 64% of games, and still wins 43% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 50%.
Vel'Koz does worse than expected here
Against Syndra, Vel'Koz is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 70% of games, and still wins 43% of those. When ahead, Vel'Koz wins 67%.
Enemies that cost Vel'Koz games: Hecarim, Syndra, Karma
Teammates that change Vel'Koz's games
Jayce67% · exp. 57% +915 games 
Hecarim27% · exp. 56% −3015 games 
Lee Sin46% · exp. 56% −1028 games 
Kha'Zix47% · exp. 57% −1017 games Syndra42% · exp. 56% −1419 games 
Zed44% · exp. 57% −1318 games 
Ahri44% · exp. 55% −1116 games 
Galio74% · exp. 53% +2019 games 
Locke67% · exp. 55% +1124 games 
Ekko61% · exp. 55% +618 games 
Karma48% · exp. 58% −1121 games 
Leona47% · exp. 54% −815 games 
Nautilus70% · exp. 58% +1337 games 
Blitzcrank65% · exp. 55% +1020 games 
Thresh62% · exp. 54% +821 games 
Camille73% · exp. 56% +1715 games Jayce61% · exp. 54% +718 games 
Gnar59% · exp. 53% +617 games 
Qiyana44% · exp. 58% −1416 games Kha'Zix46% · exp. 55% −924 games Lee Sin72% · exp. 55% +1729 games 
Kindred73% · exp. 59% +1415 games Yone50% · exp. 56% −622 games Zed81% · exp. 54% +2716 games Yasuo70% · exp. 57% +1327 games Locke65% · exp. 56% +923 games Nautilus43% · exp. 54% −1128 games 
Rell50% · exp. 58% −826 games 
Senna52% · exp. 58% −623 games 
Dies less than most bot laners
Before 14 minutes Vel'Koz dies 2.2 times a game (average 2.7). 37% of those deaths involve the enemy jungler, against 37% for the average bot laner. 14% are fair 1-v-1s.
Ganks and collapses both hit your half of bot lane
Ganks: 53% in your half of bot lane. Collapses: 66% in your half of bot lane. 1-v-1s: 57% in your half of bot lane.
Each square takes the colour of the most common kind of death there; brighter = more deaths. Red-side games are flipped, so the map always reads from the blue side.What kills Vel'Koz
Ganks come at 3:00 and 5:00, then every minute
Ward the river before 3:00 and 5:00. From 10:00, keep vision up: ganks come every minute.
Deaths involving the enemy jungler, per 100 games, by minute. Narrow bars: Vel'Koz; wide light bars behind them: the average. Highlighted: the laning peaks.Wins fights in their half of bot lane, loses them in your half of bot lane
Wins fights in their jungle, loses them in your half of mid
Wins fights in their jungle, loses them in your half of mid
Before 14 minutes: 2.6 kills per death in their half of bot lane against 0.6 in your half of bot lane. Overall 1.2 kills per death.
From 14 to 25 minutes: 2.6 kills per death in their jungle against 0.5 in your half of mid. Overall 1.2 kills per death.
After 25 minutes: 2.2 kills per death in their jungle against 0.6 in your half of mid. Overall 1.3 kills per death.