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Vel'Koz with Warwick

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How to Synergize Vel'Koz and Warwick

based on 3,509 Vel'Koz with Warwick pairs
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Vel'Koz has been on the same team as Warwick in 3509 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data from the creators of LoL, we are sure that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Vel'Koz synergize with Warwick. It is somewhat uncommon for Vel'Koz to play with Warwick on the same team. This has only occurred in approx. 4.5% of matches with Vel'Koz.

Vel'Koz Warwick Synergy Summary

Vel'Koz has done a good job of teaming up with Warwick. On average, he wins an epic 52.0% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Vel'Koz when fighting on the same team as Warwick by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vel'Koz vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomLiandry's TormentLuden's CompanionHorizon Focus

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
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Vel'Koz and Warwick

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz with Warwick

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 Warwick Will Play

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Vel'Koz Warwick Synergy Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Warwick Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
9.3
< Assists >
8.9
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
89
< Minions Killed >
93
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
546
< Physical Damage >
549
18,283
< Magic Damage >
17,983
5,884
< True Damage >
5,897
24,714
< Damage Dealt >
24,431
17,905
< Damage Taken >
18,185
10,548
< Gold Earned >
10,552
1.81
< Towers >
1.73
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,774
< Total Healing >
1,772
12,535
< Experience >
12,574
43
< Vision Score >
45
19
< Wards Placed >
20
208
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Play with Warwick as Vel'Koz in LoL

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

When Vel'Koz tries to synergize with Warwick, he observes a little increase in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that Warwick provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Vel'Koz is played together with Warwick 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 Warwick.

Additionally, when Vel'Koz plays with Warwick on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Warwick does a decent job of protecting Vel'Koz in team fights.

Synergies between Vel'Koz and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vel'Koz
Warwick

Is Vel'Koz better when played alongside Warwick?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Vel'Koz that will 100% of the time be his ideal synergy. Yet, Warwick is a good ally for Vel'Koz. By being on the same team as Vel'Koz, he improves their win rate by 1.7% to 52.0%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Vel'Koz and Warwick that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

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

Playing alongside, Vel'Koz players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.

Although, by grouping Vel'Koz and Warwick together, you may not be giving your side a lot of engage potential. We recommend you include other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Warwick teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on pairing Vel'Koz and Warwick, we analyzed 3,509 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 Warwick 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 synergize with Warwick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vel'Koz and Warwick synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Vel'Koz combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Warwick than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average win rate of 52.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Warwick with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Vel'Koz players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Vel'Koz and Warwick pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Warwick with Vel'Koz are presented for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.