Viktor vs Vel'Koz

Viktor

44.0%

over 391 games

Vel'Koz

Analyze a draft with Viktor

Hard matchup

Heavy pokeHeavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Vel'Koz

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

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x2—

Core build

1—

2—

3—

Standard

4Magic pen

5—

Summoner spells

83%

11%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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46.5% WR43 games

Sorcery

Deathfire Touch

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

Resolve

Shield Bash

Bone Plating

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Vel'Koz's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Organic Deconstruction (P)

Vel'Koz's abilities apply Organic Deconstruction to enemies on hit. If 3 stacks are accumulated, the enemy will take a burst of true damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	7s	1.5s	12s	–
6	7s	1.5s	12s	1m40
9	7s	1.5s	12s	1m40
11	7s	1.5s	12s	1m30
16	7s	1.5s	11s	1m20
18	7s	1.5s	10s	1m20

Playing as Viktor

Tips to maximize your impact

Poke with your ray
Poke with Hextech Ray (E), fired in the direction you choose: it hits every enemy in its line, and its upgrade adds an aftershock in its wake.
Siphon Power, then an auto
After Siphon Power (Q), land an auto within 4 seconds: it deals bonus magic damage, and the spell's shield covers you during the trade.
Gravity Field, then your ray
Place Gravity Field (W) in your target's path, then fire Hextech Ray (E): the field slows them, and if they stay in it for 1.25 seconds, they're stunned.
Choose your upgrades well
Glorious Evolution (passive) upgrades a spell every 100 Hex Fragments: Hextech Ray (E) to poke and clear, Siphon Power (Q) to survive, Gravity Field (W) to slow.
Drop your storm on their group
Place Arcane Storm (R) on grouped enemies: it follows the champions it just damaged on its own, and you can recast it to move it.

Playing against Vel'Koz

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

Watch both branches of his plasma
Get out of the line of Plasma Fission (Q) and watch its sides too: the bolt splits into two branches at 90 degrees when it hits a target or he recasts it.
Back off before the third stack
Back off after taking two of his spells: at the third Organic Deconstruction (passive) stack, you take a burst of true damage.
Engage after Tectonic Disruption
If you can engage, go in after Tectonic Disruption (E): it's his only spell to push back someone charging him, and he has no dash to escape.
Interrupt his ray
If you have a stun, a silence or a knock-up, save it for Life Form Disintegration Ray (R): any of them interrupts the ray.

Other Viktor matchups

Patch 16.21.1