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Lucian with Vel'Koz

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Mage

How to Synergize Lucian and Vel'Koz

based on 3,685 Lucian with Vel'Koz pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Lucian has gone into battle with Vel'Koz in 3685 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Lucian synergize with Vel'Koz. It is relatively rare for Lucian to play with Vel'Koz as teammates. This has only happened in approx. 1.6% of rounds with Lucian.

Lucian Vel'Koz Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Lucian has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Vel'Koz. Typically, he wins a dismal 48.4% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Lucian when playing alongside Vel'Koz by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Lucian vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityLong Sword

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsEssence ReaverKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowBloodthirsterRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Lucian with Vel'Koz

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Advice to Understand How Vel'Koz Will Play

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.

Lucian Vel'Koz Synergy Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Vel'Koz Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
183
< Minions Killed >
184
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,548
< Physical Damage >
18,704
2,155
< Magic Damage >
2,631
503
< True Damage >
539
20,206
< Damage Dealt >
21,875
21,434
< Damage Taken >
21,130
12,433
< Gold Earned >
12,432
2.31
< Towers >
2.33
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,275
< Total Healing >
4,973
13,015
< Experience >
12,716
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
40
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Play with Vel'Koz as Lucian in LoL

The Lucian Vel'Koz synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vel'Koz, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Lucian sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vel'Koz. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Vel'Koz helps Lucian perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Lucian plays on the same team as Vel'Koz, he gets a moderate decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Vel'Koz does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played alongside Vel'Koz on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Vel'Koz. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vel'Koz.

Moreover, when Lucian plays with Vel'Koz on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Vel'Koz does a poor job of covering Lucian in teamfights.

Synergies between Lucian and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Lucian
Vel'Koz

Is Lucian better when played alongside Vel'Koz?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Lucian that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Vel'Koz is a very typical companion for Lucian. By being on the same team as Lucian, he lowers their win rate by -0.4% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is a weak bond between Lucian and Vel'Koz that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Vel'Koz has a greater difficulty than Lucian. That means you must be careful when finding Vel'Koz teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, Lucian players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Lucian and Vel'Koz together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of tankyness. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Vel'Koz ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian Vel'Koz Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Lucian and Vel'Koz, we analyzed 3,685 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Lucian with Vel'Koz comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Lucian to synergize with Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to build first in your Lucian and Vel'Koz synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Vel'Koz than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Vel'Koz with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

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