Support Matchup

Lulu vs Vel'Koz

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Lulu

Lulu

the Fae Sorceress
Support
Lulu Support Overall Win Rate
49.77%

Matchup Win Rate

47.6%
Lulu vs Vel'Koz Wins
⚔
52.5%
Vel'Koz vs Lulu Wins
Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz

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

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

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

Lulu Support has trouble against Vel'Koz (47.6% win rate) based on 1120 games. This is a tough matchup for Lulu players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Lulu 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

Lulu dominates the meta (4th most popular, 9.1% 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. Identical tiers, different outcomes: Despite matching A-tier ratings, Lulu struggles with only 47.6% win rate. Vel'Koz's mechanics prove more effective in this particular confrontation. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Summon Aery + Manaflow Band combination (57.5% win rate) plus optimal itemization Ardent Censer, Shurelya's Battlesong, Moonstone Renewer, and Ionian Boots of Lucidity boosts your chances from 47.6% to 70%+ - potentially game-changing.

Vision deficit: Struggling in both the matchup and vision control (0.86 vs 0.88 wards/min) demands defensive warding and heavy jungle coordination. Outclassed across the board: Vel'Koz leads in both matchup win rate (52.5%) and damage (858 vs 251/min). Lulu must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Strong individual performance: Lulu maintains better KDA (3.10, 6th place vs 40th for Vel'Koz), but loses the matchup overall. High KDA without wins suggests difficulty translating individual advantages into victory conditions.

Lulu vs Vel'Koz - Support Stats Comparison

Lulu Support
Lulu Support		Versus
Vel'Koz Support
Vel'Koz Support
ATierA
47.6%Matchup Winrate52.5%
49.77%Role Winrate51.05%
#29Winrate Rank#15
9.1%Pickrate2.9%
3.1Average KDA2.2
293Gold per Minute343
0.86Wards per Minute0.88
251Damage per Minute858

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Lulu (Support)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Lulu deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Vel'Koz deals primarily magic damage (72.69%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Vel'Koz, ranking 28th (versus 31st for Lulu) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.2 versus 3.1) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

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

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Lulu player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Vel'Koz player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Lulu vs Vel'Koz: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Heal
Heal Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.
52.4% Win Rate75.4% 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.
54.0% Win Rate8.9% Pick Rate

Lulu vs Vel'Koz: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Scaling Cooldown Reduction
Scaling Cooldown Reduction +8 Ability Haste

Scaling Cooldown Reduction

+8 Ability Haste

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

50.8% Win Rate70.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Summon Aery
Summon Aery Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 - 50 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Empowering or protecting allies with abilities sends Aery to them, shielding them for 30 - 100 based on level (+0.05 AP) (+0.1 bonus AD).

Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.

Summon Aery

Damaging enemy champions with basic attacks or abilities sends Aery to them, dealing 10 -…

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
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

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

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

57.5% Win Rate20.0% Pick Rate

Lulu 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.
51.4% Win Rate91.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
50.4% Win Rate88.4% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
46.8% Win Rate4.9% 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.
56.0% Win Rate1.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Forbidden Idol
Forbidden Idol (600 gold) 50% Base Mana Regen
8% Heal and Shield Power
->
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed
Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
61.4% Win Rate10.1% Pick Rate
Final Build
Redemption
Redemption (2300 gold) 200 Health
15 Ability Haste
100% Base Mana Regen
10% Heal and Shield Power
Intervention
Restore 200 - 400 Health to allied champions and deal 10% max Health true damage to enemy champions after 2.5 seconds.
33.0% Win Rate26.9% 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.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.4% Win Rate91.1% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
77.5% Win Rate1.3% 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.
56.0% Win Rate1.3% 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.
50.4% Win Rate88.4% Pick Rate
Core Build
Aether Wisp
Aether Wisp (900 gold) 30 Ability Power
4% Move Speed
->
Ardent Censer
Ardent Censer (2200 gold) 45 Ability Power
10% Heal and Shield Power
125% Base Mana Regen
4% Move Speed
Sanctify
Healing or Shielding an ally enhances you both for 6 seconds, granting 25% Attack Speed and 20 magic damageOn-Hit.
Shurelya's Battlesong
Shurelya's Battlesong (2200 gold) 50 Ability Power
15 Ability Haste
4% Move Speed
125% Base Mana Regen
Inspiring Speech
Grant nearby allies 30% Move Speed for 4 seconds.
Moonstone Renewer
Moonstone Renewer (2200 gold) 25 Ability Power
200 Health
20 Ability Haste
125% Base Mana Regen
Starlit Grace
Healing or shielding an ally chains the effect to another ally (excluding yourself), healing 30% or shielding 35% of the original amount.
86.2% Win Rate2.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
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.
99.7% Win Rate9.2% Pick Rate
Other Items
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.
99.7% Win Rate9.2% Pick Rate
Mikael's Blessing
Mikael's Blessing (2300 gold) 250 Health
100% Base Mana Regen
12% Heal and Shield Power
15 Ability Haste
Purify
Remove all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne and Suppression) from an ally champion and restore 100 - 250 Health.
0.0% Win Rate9.1% Pick Rate

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

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Glitterlance Pix and Lulu each fire a bolt of magical energy that damages and heavily slows all enemies it hits.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Whimsy If cast on an ally, grants them Attack Speed and Move Speed for a short time. If cast on an enemy, turns them into an adorable critter that can't attack or cast spells.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Help, Pix! If cast on an ally, commands Pix to jump to an ally and shield them. He then follows them and aids their attacks. If cast on an enemy, commands Pix to jump to an enemy and damage them. He then follows them and grants you vision of that enemy.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Wild Growth Lulu enlarges an ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air and granting the ally a large amount of bonus health. For the next few seconds, that ally gains an aura that slows nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
44.9% Win Rate47.6% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Glitterlance Pix and Lulu each fire a bolt of magical energy that damages and heavily slows all enemies it hits.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Whimsy If cast on an ally, grants them Attack Speed and Move Speed for a short time. If cast on an enemy, turns them into an adorable critter that can't attack or cast spells.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Help, Pix! If cast on an ally, commands Pix to jump to an ally and shield them. He then follows them and aids their attacks. If cast on an enemy, commands Pix to jump to an enemy and damage them. He then follows them and grants you vision of that enemy.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Wild Growth Lulu enlarges an ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air and granting the ally a large amount of bonus health. For the next few seconds, that ally gains an aura that slows nearby enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: E > W > Q
88.1% Win Rate0.7% Pick Rate

Lulu tips:

  • Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.
  • Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu Support other Matchups

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+5.1%
Senna

Lulu vs Senna

Lulu
+4.9%
Mel

Lulu vs Mel

Lulu
+4.5%
Morgana

Lulu vs Morgana

Lulu
+3.2%
Rakan

Lulu vs Rakan

Lulu
+3.1%
Tahm Kench

Lulu vs Tahm Kench

Lulu
+3.1%
Xerath

Lulu vs Xerath

Lulu
+3.1%
Taric

Lulu vs Taric

Lulu
+2.7%
Yuumi

Lulu vs Yuumi

Lulu
+2.6%
Swain

Lulu vs Swain

Lulu
+1.4%
Rell

Lulu vs Rell

Lulu
+1.4%
Pantheon

Lulu vs Pantheon

Lulu
+1.4%
Elise

Lulu vs Elise

Lulu
+1.4%
Pyke

Lulu vs Pyke

Lulu
+1.2%
Renata Glasc

Lulu vs Renata Glasc

Lulu
+1.1%
Lux

Lulu vs Lux

Lulu
+1.1%
Soraka

Lulu vs Soraka

Lulu
+1.0%
Shaco

Lulu vs Shaco

Lulu
+0.2%
Blitzcrank

Lulu vs Blitzcrank

Lulu
-0.4%
Karma

Lulu vs Karma

Lulu
-1.0%
Maokai

Lulu vs Maokai

Lulu
-1.0%
Poppy

Lulu vs Poppy

Lulu
-1.1%
Leona

Lulu vs Leona

Lulu
-1.1%
Neeko

Lulu vs Neeko

Lulu
-1.1%
Nautilus

Lulu vs Nautilus

Lulu
-1.2%
Brand

Lulu vs Brand

Lulu
-1.3%
Alistar

Lulu vs Alistar

Lulu
-1.4%
Sona

Lulu vs Sona

Lulu
-1.5%
Milio

Lulu vs Milio

Lulu
-1.5%
Seraphine

Lulu vs Seraphine

Lulu
-1.5%
Braum

Lulu vs Braum

Lulu
-1.6%
Thresh

Lulu vs Thresh

Lulu
-1.7%
Zyra

Lulu vs Zyra

Lulu
-1.9%
Bard

Lulu vs Bard

Lulu
-1.9%
Janna

Lulu vs Janna

Lulu
-2.2%
Zilean

Lulu vs Zilean

Lulu
-2.5%
Nami

Lulu vs Nami

Lulu
-4.8%
Fiddlesticks

Lulu vs Fiddlesticks