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How to Win Gragas vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Gragas

based on 1,316 Gragas vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Gragas resulted from an examination of 1316 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Gragas has to counter Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of his games.

Gragas vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a awful job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a lowly 45.6% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Gragas against Vel'Koz matches, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Gragas vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassCosmic DriveLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Vel'Koz

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Vel'Koz Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
9.3
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
107
< Minions Killed >
89
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,407
< Physical Damage >
574
18,438
< Magic Damage >
18,560
663
< True Damage >
5,882
20,508
< Damage Dealt >
25,017
31,230
< Damage Taken >
18,278
11,500
< Gold Earned >
10,647
1.36
< Towers >
1.83
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,970
< Total Healing >
1,831
14,346
< Experience >
12,624
22
< Vision Score >
48
9
< Wards Placed >
21
405
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Gragas against Vel'Koz matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Gragas usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Gragas or Vel'Koz?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a poor counter for Vel'Koz.

While Gragas does have a much lower winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gragas into Vel'Koz.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good 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 is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gragas is a bad counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

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

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Gragas, we analyzed 1,316 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Gragas versus Vel'Koz build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Vel'Koz than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when countering Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Vel'Koz as Gragas, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Gragas vs Vel'Koz battles, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.6% win rate overall.

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