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Vel'Koz with Hwei

How to Win With Vel'Koz and Hwei Paired TogetherVel'Koz is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Hwei

based on 2,323 Vel'Koz with Hwei pairs
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Vel'Koz has been on the same team as Hwei in 2323 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data from the developers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Vel'Koz play with Hwei. It is relatively rare for Vel'Koz to play with Hwei as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 2.9% of rounds with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Hwei Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz has done a terrible job of teaming up with Hwei. Usually, he wins a lowly 44.9% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Vel'Koz when fighting on the same team as Hwei by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusStormsurgeMorellonomicon

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Hwei

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Hwei

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 Understand How Hwei Will Play

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

Vel'Koz Hwei Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Hwei Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
9
< Assists >
8.9
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
79
< Minions Killed >
93
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
538
< Physical Damage >
549
17,657
< Magic Damage >
17,983
5,702
< True Damage >
5,897
23,898
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
18,699
< Damage Taken >
18,185
10,400
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.64
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,815
< Total Healing >
1,772
12,134
< Experience >
12,574
50
< Vision Score >
45
22
< Wards Placed >
20
202
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Hwei as Vel'Koz in LoL

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

Overall, Vel'Koz sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Hwei. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Hwei helps Vel'Koz perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vel'Koz tries to synergize with Hwei, he observes a little decrease in his total damage output. This change could demonstrate that Hwei doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that their participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played together with Hwei on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Hwei.

Additionally, when Vel'Koz plays with Hwei on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Hwei does a poor job of protecting Vel'Koz during team fights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Hwei

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Hwei?

There is no one best champion pairing for Vel'Koz that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Hwei is a very bad companion for Vel'Koz. By locking into the same side as Vel'Koz, they decreases their win rate by -5.4% to 44.9%. This signals that there is a very bad bond between Vel'Koz and Hwei that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Hwei has a greater difficulty than Vel'Koz. That means Vel'Koz players need to be very careful when finding Hwei teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Vel'Koz and Hwei together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates enough tankyness. Plan to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Hwei ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Hwei, we analyzed 2,323 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 Vel'Koz with Hwei 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to work well with Hwei during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to prioritize in your Vel'Koz and Hwei synergy build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Hwei than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 44.9% when playing alongside Hwei with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Vel'Koz players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vel'Koz and Hwei pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.9% winrate overall.

If you want to view Vel'Koz with Hwei synergy tips and builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using every game played with both champions.