Draven vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Draven
based on 2,506 Draven vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Vel'Koz
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Draven vs. Vel'Koz matchup statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Draven often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Draven and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Draven or Vel'Koz?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vel'Koz, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Draven makes an ok counter for Vel'Koz.
While Draven does have a higher winrate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Draven into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Draven also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven vs Vel'Koz matchups, Draven is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Draven is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Draven to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven often picks up more CS as Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Draven versus Vel'Koz build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Rapid Firecannon. When Draven included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Vel'Koz than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 50.9% battling Vel'Koz with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Vel'Koz as Draven, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Draven vs Vel'Koz counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% winrate overall.
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