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How to Synergize Vel'Koz with Kalista on the Same TeamVel'Koz is in the a tier of champions

Vel'Koz with Kalista

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

How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Kalista

based on 473 Vel'Koz with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
44.4 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Vel'Koz has fought alongside Kalista in 473 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Vel'Koz play with Kalista. It is very rare for Vel'Koz to play alongside Kalista on the same team. This has only happened in approx. 0.6% of rounds with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Kalista. Typically, he wins a poor 44.4% of the time the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Vel'Koz when playing with Kalista by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vel'Koz Items

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

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Kalista

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 Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Vel'Koz Kalista Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
44.4 %
VS
Win Rate
55.6 %
Kalista Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
8.9
< Assists >
8.9
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
100
< Minions Killed >
93
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
556
< Physical Damage >
549
18,188
< Magic Damage >
17,983
6,015
< True Damage >
5,897
24,760
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
17,941
< Damage Taken >
18,185
10,554
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.73
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,756
< Total Healing >
1,772
12,642
< Experience >
12,574
41
< Vision Score >
45
18
< Wards Placed >
20
216
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Kalista as Vel'Koz in LoL

The Vel'Koz Kalista synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kalista, 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 Kalista. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Kalista helps Vel'Koz perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vel'Koz plays on the same team as Kalista, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This could signal that Kalista supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played with Kalista 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 Kalista.

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

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Kalista

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no top synergy for Vel'Koz that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Kalista is a terrible companion for Vel'Koz. By locking into the same team as Vel'Koz, she decreases their win rate by -5.9% to 44.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a very bad strategic relationship between Vel'Koz and Kalista that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Kalista has a lower difficulty than Vel'Koz. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Kalista allies to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these champions can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by bringing Vel'Koz and Kalista together, you will not be giving your side enough engage potential. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Kalista, we analyzed 473 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 Kalista 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

To truly master Vel'Koz to work well with Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Vel'Koz and Kalista synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Kalista than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 44.4% helping carry Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.4% winrate overall.

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