Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser
How to Beat Mordekaiser as Vel'Koz
based on 5,474 Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
Best Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Vel'Koz
Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Mordekaiser
Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.
Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.
When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.
Advice to Win Against Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.
Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside
Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health
Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats
How to Counter Mordekaiser with Vel'Koz in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Vel'Koz against Mordekaiser counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Mordekaiser. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Vel'Koz typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Mordekaiser. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vel'Koz and Mordekaiser
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Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Mordekaiser?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vel'Koz usually fairs equally well when facing off against Mordekaiser, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Vel'Koz makes an ok counter to Mordekaiser.
While Vel'Koz does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Vel'Koz also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vel'Koz into Mordekaiseras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vel'Koz has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Vel'Koz is a somewhat poor counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vel'Koz against Mordekaiser.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to counter Mordekaiser during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vel'Koz most often accumulates less CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Vel'Koz versus Mordekaiser build consist of Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Vel'Koz bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Mordekaiser than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vel'Koz had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Mordekaiser with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Mordekaiser as Vel'Koz, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vel'Koz vs Mordekaiser counter picks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
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