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How to Win Vel'Koz vs Singed Counter MatchupVel'Koz is in the a tier of champions

Vel'Koz vs Singed

How to Beat Singed as Vel'Koz in LoLVel'Koz is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Singed as Vel'Koz

based on 1,738 Vel'Koz vs Singed matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Singed as Vel'Koz resulted from an examination of 1738 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Vel'Koz encounters Singed in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Vel'Koz vs Singed Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vel'Koz has done a poor job of countering Singed. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Vel'Koz vs Singed rounds, Vel'Koz’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Singed.

Best Vel'Koz vs Singed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Vel'Koz Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHorizon FocusSeraph's EmbraceZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vel'Koz to level upq
>
Second ability for Vel'Koz to level upw
>
Last skill for Vel'Koz to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vel'Koz's passive ability p
Vel'Koz's q ability q
Vel'Koz's w ability w
Vel'Koz's e ability e
Vel'Koz's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Singed as Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Vel'Koz against Singed

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 Singed

Keep your distance to avoid being Flung back into Singed's allies.

Singed needs to run close to your team to be effective. Try to take advantage of this by using crowd control effects on him while attacking his allies.

Be careful when chasing Singed. He's very difficult to bring down, and can leave his Poison Trail to damage you in your pursuit.

Vel'Koz vs Singed Counter Stats

Vel'Koz Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Singed Image
5.7
< Kills >
4.7
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
8.9
< Assists >
7.5
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
94
< Minions Killed >
188
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
569
< Physical Damage >
933
18,052
< Magic Damage >
19,889
5,932
< True Damage >
540
24,554
< Damage Dealt >
21,362
18,509
< Damage Taken >
33,969
10,724
< Gold Earned >
11,906
1.66
< Towers >
1.92
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,720
< Total Healing >
5,787
12,762
< Experience >
15,763
46
< Vision Score >
18
20
< Wards Placed >
9
208
< Time Dealing CC >
525

How to Counter Singed with Vel'Koz in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Vel'Koz against Singed counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Singed’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vel'Koz may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Singed..

Vel'Koz usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Singed. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vel'Koz and Singed

Damage Types Compared

Vel'Koz
Singed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vel'Koz
Singed

Who is Better, Vel'Koz or Singed?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vel'Koz usually loses when playing against Singed, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Vel'Koz makes a poor counter for Singed.

While Vel'Koz does have a lower win rate than Singed, when on opposite teams, Vel'Koz also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Vel'Koz into Singedas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vel'Koz also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Singed. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vel'Koz vs Singed matchups, Singed is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vel'Koz is a trash counter for Singed. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vel'Koz against Singed.

Additional Information for Vel'Koz Players

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

For this guide on countering Singed as Vel'Koz, we analyzed 1,738 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 Singed as Vel'Koz 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vel'Koz to counter Singed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vel'Koz often gets less CS relative to Singed. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Vel'Koz versus Singed build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vel'Koz combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Singed than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vel'Koz boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Singed with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Singed as Vel'Koz, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Vel'Koz vs Singed counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Singed as Vel'Koz are shown for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.