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Elise vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Elise in LoLElise is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Elise

based on 579 Elise vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Elise came out of an evaluation of 579 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Elise is forced to battle against Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Elise vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Elise has done a terrible job of beating Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.1% of games the champs face each other in. In Elise against Vel'Koz games, Elise’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Vel'Koz.

Best Elise vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffLich BaneHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Elise to level upq
>
Second ability for Elise to level upw
>
Last skill for Elise to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Vel'Koz

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Vel'Koz Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
7.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
33
< Minions Killed >
92
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,206
< Physical Damage >
546
16,235
< Magic Damage >
18,245
1,396
< True Damage >
5,438
18,838
< Damage Dealt >
24,231
30,884
< Damage Taken >
17,935
11,529
< Gold Earned >
10,524
1.31
< Towers >
1.76
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,694
< Total Healing >
1,695
13,188
< Experience >
12,433
25
< Vision Score >
45
7
< Wards Placed >
20
174
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Elise in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Elise against Vel'Koz matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz..

Elise typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Elise and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Elise or Vel'Koz?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Elise usually loses when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 45.1% win rate. Thus, Elise makes a poor counter to Vel'Koz.

While Elise does have a much lower win rate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Elise into Vel'Kozas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Elise also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Elise vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Elise is a terribly counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Elise against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Elise, we analyzed 579 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vel'Koz as Elise comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Elise Build Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Elise to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise on average picks up less CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Elise versus Vel'Koz build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Vel'Koz than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average win rate of 45.1% battling Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Vel'Koz as Elise, you should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Elise vs Vel'Koz counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.1% winrate overall.

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