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How to Win Ahri vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Ahri

based on 2,360 Ahri vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Ahri resulted from an evaluation of 2360 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Ahri fights Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a dismal job of beating Vel'Koz. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Ahri versus Vel'Koz games, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Ahri vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomMalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Vel'Koz

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Ahri vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Vel'Koz Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.2
< Assists >
8.7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
166
< Minions Killed >
92
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,351
< Physical Damage >
493
15,039
< Magic Damage >
18,354
4,996
< True Damage >
5,491
21,387
< Damage Dealt >
24,338
21,288
< Damage Taken >
17,763
11,419
< Gold Earned >
10,510
1.88
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,220
< Total Healing >
1,697
14,540
< Experience >
12,518
21
< Vision Score >
44
10
< Wards Placed >
19
71
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Ahri vs. Vel'Koz matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vel'Koz..

Ahri usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Ahri or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vel'Koz, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes an ok counter to Vel'Koz.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Vel'Koz. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Vel'Koz.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ahri

Ahri Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.2% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Ahri Wins Against

ZeriZeri54.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai53.4% winrateOriannaOrianna52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.7% 5396 GamesFizzFizz+ 52.3% 365 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 52.4% 15033 GamesBraumBraum+ 53.2% 1325 Games

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Ahri, we analyzed 2,360 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vel'Koz as Ahri comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ahri Build Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ahri to counter Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often gets more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ahri versus Vel'Koz build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Vel'Koz than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Vel'Koz as Ahri, Ahri players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Ahri vs Vel'Koz counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

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