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Vel'Koz with Illaoi

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How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Illaoi

based on 1,498 Vel'Koz with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Vel'Koz has gone into battle with Illaoi in 1498 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Vel'Koz play with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Vel'Koz to play alongside Illaoi on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.9% of games with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Illaoi Synergy Summary

Vel'Koz has done a decent job of playing alongside Illaoi. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of rounds the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Vel'Koz when playing with Illaoi by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's TormentHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vel'Koz to level upq
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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
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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 Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Illaoi

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 Illaoi Will Play

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Vel'Koz Illaoi Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Illaoi Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
8.9
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
91
< Minions Killed >
93
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
529
< Physical Damage >
549
18,254
< Magic Damage >
17,983
5,832
< True Damage >
5,897
24,615
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
18,092
< Damage Taken >
18,185
10,521
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.73
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,706
< Total Healing >
1,772
12,586
< Experience >
12,574
45
< Vision Score >
45
20
< Wards Placed >
20
209
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Illaoi as Vel'Koz in LoL

The Vel'Koz Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, 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 Illaoi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Illaoi helps Vel'Koz perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vel'Koz plays on the same team as Illaoi, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This change could indicate that Illaoi supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played with Illaoi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Illaoi.

Additionally, when Vel'Koz plays with Illaoi on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Illaoi does a decent job of covering Vel'Koz during teamfights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Illaoi

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no one best synergy for Vel'Koz that will always be his #1 synergy. However, Illaoi is a decent ally for Vel'Koz. By locking into the same side as Vel'Koz, she increases their win rate by 1.5% to 51.8%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Vel'Koz and Illaoi that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Illaoi has a much lower diffuclty than Vel'Koz. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Illaoi allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Vel'Koz and Illaoi together, you will not be granting your side much crowd control. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Illaoi ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Illaoi, we analyzed 1,498 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 Illaoi 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 in order to synergize with Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to include in your Vel'Koz and Illaoi synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Illaoi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 51.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Illaoi with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Vel'Koz players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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