Xerath vs Vel'Koz
How to Beat Vel'Koz as Xerath
based on 3,728 Xerath vs Vel'Koz matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Vel'Koz Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Vel'Koz
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats
How to Counter Vel'Koz with Xerath in LoL
The stats provided here show several significant Xerath versus Vel'Koz counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..
Xerath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Vel'Koz
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Who is Better, Xerath or Vel'Koz?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter for Vel'Koz.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Vel'Koz matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Vel'Koz.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Xerath versus Vel'Koz build include Void Staff, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Vel'Koz than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Vel'Koz with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Vel'Koz as Xerath, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Xerath vs Vel'Koz battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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