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How to Win Vel'Koz vs Zed Counter MatchupVel'Koz is in the a tier of champions

Vel'Koz vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Vel'Koz in LoLVel'Koz is in the b tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Zed as Vel'Koz

based on 2,754 Vel'Koz vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our data, Vel'Koz fought Zed 2754 times. Using so many games with Vel'Koz versus Zed provides us confidence in our ability to produce actionable stats and a solid build to crush your opponent. This matchup is somewhat rare. Vel'Koz encounters Zed in only 3.5% of his matches.

Vel'Koz vs Zed Matchup Summary

Vel'Koz has done a average job of beating Zed. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions face each other in. In Vel'Koz against Zed rounds, Vel'Koz’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Zed.

Best Vel'Koz vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMorellonomiconStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vel'Koz to level upq
>
Second ability for Vel'Koz to level upw
>
Last skill for Vel'Koz to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Vel'Koz's passive ability p
Vel'Koz's q ability q
Vel'Koz's w ability w
Vel'Koz's e ability e
Vel'Koz's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Zed as Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Zed

Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.

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.

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.

Advice to Win Against Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Vel'Koz vs Zed Counter Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Zed Image
5.4
< Kills >
9.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.8
8.9
< Assists >
5.3
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
2.22
89
< Minions Killed >
162
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.36
550
< Physical Damage >
23,298
17,122
< Magic Damage >
1,295
5,389
< True Damage >
1,303
23,061
< Damage Dealt >
25,895
19,231
< Damage Taken >
24,237
10,547
< Gold Earned >
13,000
1.65
< Towers >
1.58
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,838
< Total Healing >
3,929
12,651
< Experience >
15,420
46
< Vision Score >
18
21
< Wards Placed >
8
204
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Zed with Vel'Koz in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some vital Vel'Koz versus Zed matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zed..

Vel'Koz normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vel'Koz and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vel'Koz
Zed

Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Zed?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually fairs equally well when playing against Zed, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes an ok counter to Zed.

While Vel'Koz does have a higher winrate than Zed, when facing one another, Vel'Koz also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Zedas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vel'Koz also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Vel'Koz is a decent counter to Zed. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Zed.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on countering Zed as Vel'Koz, we analyzed 2,754 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 Zed as Vel'Koz 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vel'Koz in order to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vel'Koz most often accumulates less CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vel'Koz versus Zed build include Malignance, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Vel'Koz incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Zed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Zed with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Zed as Vel'Koz, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Vel'Koz vs Zed battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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