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Vel'Koz with Soraka

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How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Soraka

based on 659 Vel'Koz with Soraka pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.71
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Vel'Koz has fought alongside Soraka in 659 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much great data from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can give you robust, insightful builds to help Vel'Koz play with Soraka. It is very rare for Vel'Koz to play alongside Soraka as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.8% of matches with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Soraka Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz has done a below average job of synergizing with Soraka. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.0% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Vel'Koz when fighting on the same team as Soraka by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier 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 Soraka

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Soraka

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 Soraka Will Play

Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.

You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.

Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.

Vel'Koz Soraka Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Soraka Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.5
4.9
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
8.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
165
< Minions Killed >
93
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
600
< Physical Damage >
549
18,230
< Magic Damage >
17,983
6,725
< True Damage >
5,897
25,556
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
19,552
< Damage Taken >
18,185
11,320
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.84
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,515
< Total Healing >
1,772
14,270
< Experience >
12,574
22
< Vision Score >
45
11
< Wards Placed >
20
247
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Soraka as Vel'Koz in LoL

The Vel'Koz Soraka synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Soraka, 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 Soraka. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Soraka helps Vel'Koz perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vel'Koz plays on the same team as Soraka, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This change could signal that Soraka provides protection for him to deal more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played together with Soraka 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 Soraka.

Moreover, when Vel'Koz plays with Soraka on the same side, he often receives more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Soraka does a poor job of covering Vel'Koz during teamfights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Soraka

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Soraka?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Vel'Koz that will always be his #1 ally. However, Soraka is a not very good ally for Vel'Koz. By locking into the same side as Vel'Koz, she drops their win rate by -1.3% to 49.0%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Vel'Koz and Soraka that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

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

When playing alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Vel'Koz and Soraka together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much attack damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Soraka ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Soraka, we analyzed 659 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 Soraka 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 Vel'Koz in order to pair well with Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to focus on in your Vel'Koz and Soraka synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Soraka than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when playing alongside Soraka with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Vel'Koz and Soraka pairings, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you want to view Vel'Koz and Soraka collaboration tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using all rounds run with these champs.