Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz Matchups

MageSupportPatch 16.10.1

Hard Counters

Fizz
Fizz

Fizz E dodges your combo and his gap close means you cannot maintain the range you need to channel R.

Zed
Zed

Zed R closes the gap instantly and you have no mobility to escape his burst combo.

Yasuo
Yasuo

Yasuo Wind Wall blocks all your abilities including R beam and he dashes on you through minions.

Favorable Matchups

Lux
Lux

Lux is outranged by your geometry angles and you melt her with true damage passive procs.

Veigar
Veigar

Veigar is immobile and you poke him from outside his cage range while stacking passive on him.

Malzahar
Malzahar

Malzahar voidlings feed your passive stacks and you outpoke him before he can R engage.

General Laning Tips

  • 1.Stack passive on enemies with three abilities or autos then proc it for bonus true damage.
  • 2.Use R from maximum range in teamfights to deal devastating damage while staying safe.
  • 3.Combo Q split angles with W for guaranteed passive procs from unexpected directions.

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