Vel'Koz

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

53.1% Based on 309 games wr in Support

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Ionian Boots of Lucidity

   900 gold

   10 Ability Haste
   45 Move Speed
   
   Ionian Insight
   Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
   
   

   Ionian Boots of Lucidity

   40% pick · 53.0% Based on 117 picks wr
2. Item 1 3 options
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     Luden's Echo

     2750 gold

     100 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     10 Ability Haste
     
     Echo
     Damaging Abilities fire 6 Echoes that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Echoes fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
     
     Luden's Echo

     31% pick · 51.1% Based on 92 picks wr
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     Shurelya's Battlesong

     2200 gold

     50 Ability Power
     15 Ability Haste
     4% Move Speed
     125% Base Mana Regen
     
     Inspiring Speech
     Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
     or Shurelya's Battlesong

     29% pick · 48.8% Based on 86 picks wr
   • 
     Blackfire Torch

     2800 gold

     80 Ability Power
     600 Mana
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Baleful Blaze
     Damaging Abilities deals bonus magic damage for 3 seconds.
     
     Blackfire
     For each enemy champion, epic and large monster affected by your Baleful Blaze, gain 4% Ability Power.
     or Blackfire Torch

     17% pick · 69.4% Based on 49 picks wr
3. Item 2 3 options
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     Horizon Focus

     2700 gold

     75 Ability Power
     25 Ability Haste
     
     Hypershot
     Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
     
     Focus
     When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
     Horizon Focus

     40% pick · 49.4% Based on 83 picks wr
   • 
     Liandry's Torment

     3000 gold

     60 Ability Power
     300 Health
     
     Torment
     Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
     
     Suffering
     For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
     or Liandry's Torment

     19% pick · 69.2% Based on 39 picks wr
   • 
     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     or Shadowflame

     15% pick · 56.3% Based on 32 picks wr
4. Item 3 3 options
   • 
     Zhonya's Hourglass

     3250 gold

     105 Ability Power
     50 Armor
     
     
     
     Time Stop
     Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
     Zhonya's Hourglass

     22% pick · 26.7% Based on 15 picks Only 4.9% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
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     Mejai's Soulstealer

     1500 gold

     20 Ability Power
     100 Health
     
     Glory
     Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
     Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
     or Mejai's Soulstealer

     21% pick · 78.6% Based on 14 picks Only 4.5% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
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     Horizon Focus

     2700 gold

     75 Ability Power
     25 Ability Haste
     
     Hypershot
     Dealing Ability damage to champions at 600 range or greater Reveals them for 6 seconds.
     
     Focus
     When Hypershot is triggered, Reveal all other enemy champions within 1400 range of them for 3 seconds.
     or Horizon Focus

     19% pick · 53.8% Based on 13 picks Only 4.2% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
5. Item 4 3 options
   • 
     Zhonya's Hourglass

     3250 gold

     105 Ability Power
     50 Armor
     
     
     
     Time Stop
     Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
     Zhonya's Hourglass

     40% pick · 50.0% Based on 2 picks Only 0.6% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
   • 
     Mejai's Soulstealer

     1500 gold

     20 Ability Power
     100 Health
     
     Glory
     Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
     Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
     or Mejai's Soulstealer

     20% pick · 100.0% Based on 1 picks Only 0.3% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr
   • 
     Morellonomicon

     2850 gold

     75 Ability Power
     350 Health
     15 Ability Haste
     
     Grievous Wounds
     Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
     or Morellonomicon

     20% pick · 0.0% Based on 1 picks Only 0.3% of this role's matches — off-meta (not the usual pick for this role) wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Heal

Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.

Heal 95% · 51.9% Based on 293 picks wr

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Q Plasma Fission

Vel'Koz shoots a bolt of plasma that splits in two on reactivation or upon hitting an enemy. The bolt slows and damages on hit.

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W Void Rift

Vel'Koz opens a rift to the void that deals an initial burst of damage, then explodes for a second burst of damage after a delay.

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E Tectonic Disruption

Vel'Koz causes an area to explode, knocking up enemies, and knocking close enemies slightly away.

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R Life Form Disintegration Ray

Vel'Koz unleashes a channelled beam that follows the cursor for 2.5 seconds that deals magic damage. Organic Deconstruction Researches enemy champions causing them to take true damage instead.

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Sorcery

Summon Aery

Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.

Arcane Comet · selected

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Stormraider's Surge

Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.

Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Axiom Arcanist

Your Ultimate has increased damage, healing, and shielding. Scoring a takedown on an enemy champion reduces your Ultimate's current cooldown.

Manaflow Band · selected

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.

Transcendence · selected

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Celerity

All Move Speed bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Absolute Focus

While above 70% health, gain extra adaptive damage.

Scorch · selected

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Waterwalking

Gain MS and AP or AD, adaptive in the river.

Gathering Storm

Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.

Precision

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down · selected

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health · selected

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).