Support Matchup

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank

the Great Steam Golem
Support
Blitzcrank Support Overall Win Rate
49.86%

Matchup Win Rate

51.3%
Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz Wins
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48.7%
Vel'Koz vs Blitzcrank Wins
Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

the Eye of the Void
Support
Vel'Koz Support Overall Win Rate
51.05%

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Blitzcrank Support vs Vel'Koz Support - Who is stronger?

Blitzcrank Support has a slight edge over Vel'Koz (51.3% win rate) based on 481 games. The matchup slightly favors Blitzcrank.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Blitzcrank Support vs Vel'Koz Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Blitzcrank dominates the meta (10th most popular, 6.1% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Vel'Koz (2.9% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of support's current powerhouses. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at A-tier, but Blitzcrank claims a meaningful 51.3% vs 48.7% advantage. Blitzcrank's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Optimize for consistency: Glacial Augment paired with Hextech Flashtraption (52.5% win rate, 47.8% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Trailblazer > Frozen Heart > Frozen Heart with Boots of Swiftness delivers 70%+ win rate against Vel'Koz.

Total map control: Blitzcrank dominates both the matchup and vision control (0.94 vs 0.88 wards/min). Your extra 0.06 wards/min create massive macro advantages for your entire team. Quality over quantity: Blitzcrank wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (326 vs 858/min), the 51.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Blitzcrank leads in both matchup win rate (51.3%) and KDA (2.40 vs 2.20) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz - Support Stats Comparison

Blitzcrank Support
Blitzcrank Support		Versus
Vel'Koz Support
Vel'Koz Support
ATierA
51.3%Matchup Winrate48.7%
49.86%Role Winrate51.05%
#28Winrate Rank#15
6.1%Pickrate2.9%
2.4Average KDA2.2
299Gold per Minute343
0.94Wards per Minute0.88
326Damage per Minute858

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Blitzcrank (Support)

While statistically Blitzcrank is slightly stronger than Vel'Koz as support, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Blitzcrank deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Meanwhile, Vel'Koz deals primarily magic damage (72.69%), additional magic resistance may be required.

An important advantage of Blitzcrank is superior vision control (ranked 14th among supports) (versus 28th for Vel'Koz), which provides better map control and safety for the team in important map areas. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.2 versus 2.4) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Blitzcrank Support versus Vel'Koz Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Blitzcrank player to maintain constant pressure on Vel'Koz, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
48.3% Win Rate84.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
48.3% Win Rate84.7% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.5% Win Rate47.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Glacial Augment Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you and other nearby champions, creating frozen zones for 3 (+ the immobilizing effect's duration) seconds that slow enemies for 20% (+90% per 100% Heal and Shield Power) (+6% per 100 Ability Power) (+7% per 100 bonus Attack Damage) and reduce their damage by 15% against your allies (not including yourself).

Cooldown: 25s

Glacial Augment

Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays to emanate from them towards you…

Hextech Flashtraption
Hextech Flashtraption While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.

Hexflash: Channel for 2s to blink to a new location.

Cooldown: 20s. Goes on a 10s cooldown when you enter champion combat.

Hextech Flashtraption

While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.Hexflash: Channel for 2s …

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Nimbus Cloak
Nimbus Cloak After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units.

Increase: 14% - 40% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).

Nimbus Cloak

After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s an…

Celerity
Celerity All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Celerity

All movement bonuses are 7% more effective on you and gain 1% Move Speed.

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

52.5% Win Rate47.8% Pick Rate

Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
50.1% Win Rate74.8% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.6% Win Rate54.2% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
40.7% Win Rate24.1% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
41.0% Win Rate10.1% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste
->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Zeke's Convergence
Zeke's Convergence (2200 gold) 300 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
Frostfire Tempest
Casting your Ultimate summons a storm around you for 5 seconds. The storm deals 30 magic damage per second to enemy champions and Slows them by 30%.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
84.7% Win Rate7.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
99.9% Win Rate50.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
74.2% Win Rate1.6% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Slightly Magical Footwear
Slightly Magical Footwear (300 gold) 25 Move Speed
Grants an additional 10 Move Speed. Boots that build from Slightly Magical Footwear retain this bonus Move Speed.
98.2% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.6% Win Rate54.2% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
49.8% Win Rate2.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Winged Moonplate
Winged Moonplate (800 gold) 200 Health
4% Move Speed
->
Trailblazer
Trailblazer (2400 gold) 250 Health
40 Armor
4% Move Speed
Lead the Way
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed.
At max speed:
  • Create a trail that grants allied champions Move Speed equal to 15% of yours.
  • If you are Melee, your next Attack Slows the target by 50% for 1 second.
    • Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    Frozen Heart
    Frozen Heart (2500 gold) 75 Armor
    400 Mana
    20 Ability Haste
    Winter's Caress
    Reduce the Attack Speed of nearby champions by 20%.
    100.0% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate
    Final Build
    Knight's Vow
    Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
    40 Armor
    10 Ability Haste
    100% Base Health Regen
    Sacrifice
    While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
    Designate an ally as Worthy.
    99.9% Win Rate50.5% Pick Rate
    Other Items

    Blitzcrank vs Vel'Koz: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
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    Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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    W
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    Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
    W
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    E
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    Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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    Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
    R
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    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    46.6% Win Rate68.5% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
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    Rocket Grab Blitzcrank fires their right hand to grab an opponent on its path, dealing damage and dragging it back to them.
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    Overdrive Blitzcrank super charges themself to get dramatically increased Move and Attack Speed. They are temporarily slowed after the effect ends.
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    Power Fist Blitzcrank charges up their fist to make the next attack deal double damage and pop their target up in the air.
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    Static Field Enemies attacked by Blitzcrank are marked and take lightning damage after 1 second. Additionally, Blitzcrank can activate this ability to remove nearby enemies' shields, damage them, and silence them briefly.
    R
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    Max Order: Q > W > E
    88.2% Win Rate1.1% Pick Rate

    Blitzcrank tips:

    • The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
    • Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

    Playing Against Vel'Koz

    • Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.
    • Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.
    • Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

    Blitzcrank Support other Matchups

    Blitzcrank
    +5.6%
    Senna

    Blitzcrank vs Senna

    Blitzcrank
    +4.3%
    Karma

    Blitzcrank vs Karma

    Blitzcrank
    +3.9%
    Sona

    Blitzcrank vs Sona

    Blitzcrank
    +3.5%
    Lux

    Blitzcrank vs Lux

    Blitzcrank
    +2.7%
    Yuumi

    Blitzcrank vs Yuumi

    Blitzcrank
    +2.7%
    Tahm Kench

    Blitzcrank vs Tahm Kench

    Blitzcrank
    +2.7%
    Pyke

    Blitzcrank vs Pyke

    Blitzcrank
    +2.5%
    Mel

    Blitzcrank vs Mel

    Blitzcrank
    +2.1%
    Seraphine

    Blitzcrank vs Seraphine

    Blitzcrank
    +1.8%
    Milio

    Blitzcrank vs Milio

    Blitzcrank
    +1.4%
    Alistar

    Blitzcrank vs Alistar

    Blitzcrank
    +1.3%
    Thresh

    Blitzcrank vs Thresh

    Blitzcrank
    +1.3%
    Soraka

    Blitzcrank vs Soraka

    Blitzcrank
    +1.3%
    Pantheon

    Blitzcrank vs Pantheon

    Blitzcrank
    -0.2%
    Lulu

    Blitzcrank vs Lulu

    Blitzcrank
    -1.1%
    Bard

    Blitzcrank vs Bard

    Blitzcrank
    -1.1%
    Braum

    Blitzcrank vs Braum

    Blitzcrank
    -1.1%
    Nautilus

    Blitzcrank vs Nautilus

    Blitzcrank
    -1.2%
    Rakan

    Blitzcrank vs Rakan

    Blitzcrank
    -1.3%
    Janna

    Blitzcrank vs Janna

    Blitzcrank
    -1.4%
    Xerath

    Blitzcrank vs Xerath

    Blitzcrank
    -1.7%
    Nami

    Blitzcrank vs Nami

    Blitzcrank
    -1.8%
    Leona

    Blitzcrank vs Leona

    Blitzcrank
    -1.9%
    Morgana

    Blitzcrank vs Morgana

    Blitzcrank
    -2.0%
    Poppy

    Blitzcrank vs Poppy

    Blitzcrank
    -2.2%
    Rell

    Blitzcrank vs Rell

    Blitzcrank
    -2.2%
    Neeko

    Blitzcrank vs Neeko

    Blitzcrank
    -2.3%
    Brand

    Blitzcrank vs Brand

    Blitzcrank
    -2.7%
    Swain

    Blitzcrank vs Swain

    Blitzcrank
    -3.0%
    Fiddlesticks

    Blitzcrank vs Fiddlesticks

    Blitzcrank
    -5.7%
    Zyra

    Blitzcrank vs Zyra

    Blitzcrank
    -6.4%
    Zilean

    Blitzcrank vs Zilean