Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Caitlyn
based on 8,234 Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Vel'Koz
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Caitlyn versus Vel'Koz counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vel'Koz..
Caitlyn normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Vel'Koz?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes an ok counter for Vel'Koz.
While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Caitlyn into Vel'Koz.
Furthermore, Caitlyn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn on average gets more CS as Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Caitlyn versus Vel'Koz build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Caitlyn included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Vel'Koz than with most other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 49.1% battling Vel'Koz with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating Vel'Koz as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Caitlyn vs Vel'Koz fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.
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