Mage

Vel'Koz

The Eye of the Void

It is unclear if Vel'Koz was the first Void-spawn to emerge on Runeterra, but there has certainly never been another to match his level of cruel, calculating sentience. While his kin devour or defile everything around them, he seeks instead to scrutinize and study the physical realm—and the strange, warlike beings that dwell there—for any weakness the Void might exploit.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Organic Deconstruction
Q
Plasma Fission
W
Void Rift
E
Tectonic Disruption
R
Life Form Disintegration Ray

Vel'Koz

Overview

On patch 16.21, Vel'Koz is rated A tier in the support role, winning 51.8% of 3,447 ranked games with a 3.6% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Arcane Comet with Flash and Ignite and builds Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment, and Sorcerer's Shoes.

Vel'Koz struggles most against Malphite (41.9%), Nami (42.5%), and Pyke (44.6%) and does best against Teemo (66.7%), Braum (64.4%), and Brand (62.5%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 3,447 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.8%

Win rate

3.6%

Pick rate

3.4K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Vel'Koz

When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.

Playing against Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

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Matchups

All Vel'Koz matchups

Strong against

Teemo66.7%21
Braum64.4%45
Brand62.5%96
Swain59.4%143
Mel57.6%33

Weak against

Malphite41.9%31
Nami42.5%80
Pyke44.6%130
Milio45.3%75
Yuumi45.4%119

Abilities

P
Organic 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.
Q
Plasma 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.
Cooldown: 7Cost: 40/45/50/55/60Range: 1050
W
Void 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.
Cooldown: 1.5Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 1050
E
Tectonic Disruption
Vel'Koz causes an area to explode, knocking up enemies, and knocking close enemies slightly away.
Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 810
R
Life 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.
Cooldown: 100/90/80Cost: 100Range: 1575