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Vel'Koz with Ornn

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How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Ornn

based on 1,768 Vel'Koz with Ornn pairs
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Vel'Koz has fought alongside Ornn in 1768 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the makers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Vel'Koz play with Ornn. It is relatively rare for Vel'Koz to play alongside Ornn as teammates. This pairing has only happened in about 2.2% of games with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Ornn Synergy Summary

Vel'Koz does a average job of teaming up with Ornn. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.2% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Vel'Koz when fighting on the same team as Ornn by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Ornn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeHorizon FocusStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceShadowflame

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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Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Ornn

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Ornn

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 Ornn Will Play

Volcanic Rupture can be used to set up zoning areas to threaten enemies.

Learning build paths of items can help quickly select upgrades in lane.

The order of your abilties matters! Try to optimize Brittle usage.

Vel'Koz Ornn Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Ornn Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
9.4
< Assists >
8.9
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
93
< Minions Killed >
93
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
557
< Physical Damage >
549
18,719
< Magic Damage >
17,983
6,164
< True Damage >
5,897
25,441
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
18,675
< Damage Taken >
18,185
10,763
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.8
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,873
< Total Healing >
1,772
12,715
< Experience >
12,574
46
< Vision Score >
45
21
< Wards Placed >
20
212
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Ornn as Vel'Koz in LoL

The Vel'Koz Ornn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ornn, 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 Ornn. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Ornn helps Vel'Koz perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vel'Koz plays on the same team as Ornn, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Ornn helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played with Ornn 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 synergisticly with Ornn.

Moreover, when Vel'Koz plays with Ornn on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Ornn does a poor job of covering Vel'Koz during team fights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Ornn

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Ornn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Ornn

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Ornn?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Vel'Koz that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Ornn is a very typical companion for Vel'Koz. By playing on the same side as Vel'Koz, he drops their win rate by -0.1% to 50.2%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Vel'Koz and Ornn that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Ornn has a much lower diffuclty than Vel'Koz. That means Vel'Koz players don't need to be cautious when finding Ornn allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Vel'Koz and Ornn together, you will not be granting your other allies much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Ornn ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Ornn, we analyzed 1,768 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 Ornn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to pair well with Ornn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Vel'Koz and Ornn synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Vel'Koz used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Ornn than with most other common builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ornn with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating 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. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Vel'Koz and Ornn collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches finished with these champs.