B tier

Vel'Koz Items · Bot

26.22 (latest)Emerald+ Mage · Support · #1/40

The core Vel'Koz build is Blackfire Torch, Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. Banshee's Veil is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate+3.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)
54.1 %
Pick Rate
0.7 %
Ban Rate
2.3 %
Games
13K
KDA
2.70

Win Rate: +3.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Blackfire Torch 54.6 % WR 7,782 games
Item 2 Rabadon's Deathcap 56.3 % WR (+2.2) 6,025 games
Item 3 Zhonya's Hourglass 53.8 % WR 5,306 games
4th item
Banshee's Veil 55.3 % 394 games
Horizon Focus 58.0 % 251 games
Mejai's Soulstealer 70.7 % 250 games
5th item
Banshee's Veil 53.0 % 164 games
Mejai's Soulstealer 61.4 % 128 games
Void Staff too few games 89 games
6th item
Morellonomicon too few games 15 games
Cryptbloom too few games 13 games
Liandry's Torment too few games 11 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Blackfire Torch + Horizon Focus17.9 %54.5 %2,154
Rabadon's Deathcap + Luden's Echo13.3 %56.4 % (+2.3)1,594
Blackfire Torch + Rabadon's Deathcap11.8 %57.5 % (+3.4)1,421
Zhonya's Hourglass + Luden's Echo10.8 %53.8 %1,299
Blackfire Torch + Zhonya's Hourglass8.7 %53.3 %1,045
Blackfire Torch + Liandry's Torment7.0 %51.4 % (−2.7)837
Horizon Focus + Luden's Echo4.5 %54.0 %543
Blackfire Torch + Banshee's Veil2.2 %55.8 %268

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's RingStart98.3 %54.1 %14,492
Sorcerer's ShoesBoots45.0 %54.5 %6,634
Ionian Boots of LucidityBoots39.5 %53.9 %5,817
Boots of SwiftnessBoots10.4 %54.0 %1,532

Starting items and boots: shares of the 14,738 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Sapphire Crystal › Lost Chapter12.5 %52.3 % (−1.8)1,842
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Sapphire Crystal › Glowing Mote7.2 %52.2 % (−1.9)1,067
Doran's Ring › Dark Seal › Amplifying Tome › Lost Chapter5.1 %57.0 % (+2.9)751
from the 14,738 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Flash + Teleport67.7 %53.8 %8,040
Flash + Barrier27.7 %55.4 % (+1.3)3,289
Flash + Heal2.4 %56.3 %282
Flash + Exhaust2.2 %51.8 %260

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
Q › W › E94.5 %54.4 %12,072
W › Q › E4.9 %49.4 % (−4.7)621
Q › E › W0.6 %51.4 %80

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Blackfire Torch › Horizon Focus14.6 %54.5 %2,154
Luden's Echo › Rabadon's Deathcap10.8 %56.4 % (+2.3)1,594
Blackfire Torch › Rabadon's Deathcap9.6 %57.5 % (+3.4)1,421

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Vel'Koz's average (54.1 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.