Vel'Koz Support provides excellent poke damage and zone control with a 51.4% win rate across 21,192 matches. Here's the optimal build guide:

Core Build:

• First Item: Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
• Boots: Sorcerer's Shoes
• Core Item: Luden's Companion
• Follow-up Items: Horizon Focus, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass

Runes:

• Primary: Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch
• Secondary: Cheap Shot, Ultimate Hunter
• Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > W > E

Summoner Spells:

• Flash
• Heal

Strong Against:

• Swain (60.0% WR)
• Galio (56.3% WR)
• Alistar (54.6% WR)
• Renata Glasc (54.5% WR)
• Seraphine (54.1% WR)

Weak Against:

• Sylas (47.9% WR)
• Janna (47.9% WR)
• Zoe (48.0% WR)
• Pyke (48.2% WR)
• Pantheon (48.2% WR)

Key Tips:

1. Use Q to poke enemies while managing wave with W
2. Maintain safe distance while poking before teamfights
3. Position carefully when channeling ultimate
4. Synergizes well with Veigar (58.1% WR) and Yasuo (55.4% WR)

Alternative Builds:

• Dark Harvest build: 51.8% WR over 3,924 matches
• First Strike build: 55.0% WR over 642 matches

Adjust your item build based on enemy composition, prioritizing Zhonya's against dive comps or Shadowflame against shield-heavy teams.

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