Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
the Eye of the Void
Vel'Koz be a spell-focused champion who plays 'round range, cooldowns and controlled areas. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.
Arrr, usual roleArrr, mid · SupportArrr, strengths and limits
These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks o' Organic Deconstruction on yer foe. Ye can then follow up wit' yer other tricks.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows ye to hit foes that be out o' th' range o' th' initial missile, but be more booty challenging to pull off.
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have tricks that can interrupt th' spell.
Vel'Koz be very perilous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and be vulnerable to ganks.
Arrr, life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.
Arrr, practical champion reading
Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.
Magic resistance can reduce th' broad spell profile, but positioning and cooldown tracking still decide whether th' fit fer th' captain's eye tricks connect.
Do nay judge th' champion from one control. Watch which setup, payoff and escape tools be available afore choosing a trade or commitment.
Ranged attacks be useful only while a seaworthy line to th' target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
Protection, setup and ship's intelligence can matter more booty than personal damage. Position so th' next aboard useful spell can reach th' ally or target that needs it.
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.
Reserve anti-heal and anti-shielding fer a visible problem in th' full crew composition; they be nay default answers to every champion.
A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive gear reference
Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.
Magic resistance addresses th' broad damage profile, while Tenacity can shorten reducible control.
Pick Plated Steelcaps instead only when physical basic attacks from this champion or th' rest o' th' crew be th' larger repeated threat.Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart
Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Vel'Koz be normally played Mid or Support and does nay currently have a reviewed Top course. Top most often needs independent laning, durable trading or reliable side-course pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Vel'Koz be normally played Mid or Support and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Vel'Koz has an established central-course course wit' access to waves, both sides o' th' river and meaningful pressure betwixt prizes.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Vel'Koz be normally played Mid or Support and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Vel'Koz has an established low-income Support course wit' useful course pressure, protection, engage or crew utility.
Arrr, Situational AP purchase
Arrr, Buy healing reduction when enemy healing or regeneration is deciding fights and you can keep damaging the relevant target. Grievous Wounds reduces healing; it does not reduce shields, magic damage or crowd control.
Arrr, Oblivion Orb can provide healing reduction without immediately paying for a completed Morellonomicon. Fit the component around your core damage, mana and survival needs; check the current queue's item tooltip.
Arrr, Complete Morellonomicon when its stats and slot efficiency suit your build. Do not treat it as a mandatory first item just because your champion deals magic damage.
Arrr, Multiple Grievous Wounds sources do not add their percentages together. Another reliable applier may cover the same target, but you may still need your own source for a separate fight or target.
Arrr, Repeated spell damage and damage over time can maintain coverage more reliably than a single hit. Match the purchase to your actual spell access, enemy sustain and the teammates who can apply the debuff.
Arrr, If you die before dealing damage, you apply no healing reduction. If your target dies before healing, there is little healing to prevent. The debuff applies on qualifying damage immediately; it does not need to build up. It remains briefly after your last hit, so teammates can benefit even after you disengage.
Arrr, Only healing during the active debuff counts. For example, 40% reduction prevents 80 of a 200-point heal, or 400 of a 1,000-point heal, before other modifiers. Compare that with the damage, penetration or survival you delayed; neither example guarantees a kill. Healing after the debuff expires is unaffected.
Arrr, See the Arrr, oblivion Orb and Arrr, Morellonomicon Arrr, references for current effects and queue availability. These are situational decisions, not a measured best-build claim.
Arrr, kit reference
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVel'Koz's abilities apply Organic Deconstruction to enemies on hit. If 3 stacks are accumulated, the enemy will take a burst of true damage.
Arrr, practical readOrganic Deconstruction be an automatic part o' th' kit involving damage. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVel'Koz shoots a bolt of plasma that splits in two on reactivation or upon hitting an enemy. The bolt slows and damages on hit.
Arrr, practical readPlasma Fission contributes a slowing effect and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVel'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.
Arrr, practical readVoid Rift contributes damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVel'Koz causes an area to explode, knocking up enemies, and knocking close enemies slightly away.
Arrr, practical readTectonic Disruption be part o' Vel'Koz's E pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVel'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.
Arrr, practical readLife Form Disintegration Ray contributes damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
This cast has a wind-up, charge or channel. Movement, interruption or a changing target state can matter afore th' effect completes.
Arrr, levels 1–18
Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
| Rank | Health, arr | Mana, arr | Trick milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 590 | 469 Mana, arr | Pick th' first aboard basic trick |
| 2 | 663 | 484 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 3 | 740 | 500 Mana, arr | Stow another basic trick or rank |
| 4 | 821 | 517 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 5 | 905 | 534 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 6 | 993 | 552 Mana, arr | First aboard ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,084 | 571 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 8 | 1,179 | 590 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 9 | 1,277 | 611 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 10 | 1,379 | 632 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 11 | 1,485 | 653 Mana, arr | Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,594 | 676 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 13 | 1,707 | 699 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 14 | 1,823 | 723 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 15 | 1,943 | 748 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 16 | 2,066 | 773 Mana, arr | Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,193 | 799 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
| 18 | 2,324 | 826 Mana, arr | Spend one trick point |
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