Vel'Koz gets a buff!!

Meªt·Aug 6, 2015·2 votes·1,774 views

So for the first time in ages, I see Vel'Koz buffs on the PBE! Kinda mixed feelings because I felt like he was the poster-champion for the best-balanced champ in the game, but good for him. He's now a bigger mid-lane/ support threat with extra geometry range.

I have a idea though, just a little buff that I feel would give him a little love tap. Have his Q provide vision upon impact of the split-missiles. Just for a second, it shouldn't be coordinated with his passive, but it would help his mid-lane a lot as an immobile true-damage mage, and hopefully kinda oust him from the selfish-support niche that surrounds his kit.

idk just an idea from a low-elo who loves Velkro

7 Comments

DJ Di0Aug 6, 20152 votes

Doesn't anyone else find it interesting that he's getting buffed the same patch Ahri's getting an Academy skin?

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Radnar the boldAug 6, 20151 votes

Maybe riot is doing this on purpose......to push him to the edge, so when he falls they can just say "its his fault he was to close to the edge" NO RIOT DONT DO IT, LET VELKOZ LOOK AT THE CITY WITHOUT BEING SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE.

MeªtAug 6, 20151 votes

I feel like Vel'Koz was in a really good spot before the buffs!

Now he seems kinda strong if they go through. Extra 200 range on his Q-split, means skilled geometry majors can fucking wreck

ErockandrollAug 6, 20151 votes

The problem with being a mage is his ratios are crap. And Riot justified that by making him reliant on his passive for damage. This would make more sense if his passive had a ratio itself. but as is, He has very few items that actually bolster his kit. You could say that he's not item reliant, but that just makes him a better support. (Which I feel isn't bad)

And I think his Q would help his Support a bit better. I would think Mid lane Vel'kos would liked better power on his wave clear tools.

MeªtAug 6, 20151 votes

I feel that too, but I'm wondering if having selfish supports like Vel'Koz is really healthy though. The classic support champions and their kits kinda outshine Velkro in that they generally have a stun, snare, knockup (velkoz has one, and it's low circumference/medium cd), heal, etc.

Velkoz has loads of damage and spammable Q's and W's, and a mega death laser that stacks his TD passive. A really selfish laser. Unless he itemizes well, he'll be kinda eh in the late game.

SIaytonAug 6, 20151 votes

I'd honestly just like them to increase the cast range on his knockup. His kit is like... land Q to slow them then hit your E+W combo while they're slowed. The problem is, Q has so much more range than the knockup that you can't get in range to follow up most of the time. Considering the knockup is super avoidable, it'd be nice if they buffed the cast range a bit.

YourNanStinksNov 28, 20151 votes

i main vel'koz but i stopped playing him since he needs a buff cause i played other champions and i see that he just need a better buff his so hard to play... cause his sht mobility and his Q's cant go through minions. I wish they would just buff him, like every champion that doesn't take that much skill is getting buffed. Also vel'koz probbly gets countered by most champions lol since his very vulnerable tbh they should add some extra type off buff when he hits the 3rd hit on his triangle maybe a bit of an ms boost like ekko or all skills reduce cooldown by like 1 sec since its not easy getting all 3 skill shots in on the enemy lol