Vel'Koz ARAM Mayhem Build

The Eye of the Void. A middle-of-the-pack pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #59 of 173 champions.

BPatch 26.21MageSupportNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: B
Win rate: 50.6%
Pick rate: 5.4%
Rank: #59 of 173
Games: 1,256,758
Patch: 26.21

How to play Vel'Koz in ARAM Mayhem

Vel'Koz is a solid, middle-of-the-pack pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier B, #59 of 173 champions, with a 50.6% win rate over 1,256,758 games. Riot rates it 8/10 for difficulty, so give it a few games before you judge it.

72% of Vel'Koz's damage to champions is magic, so enemy magic resist is what slows it down. A notable 26% of it is true damage. It dies only 9.3 times per game on average, fewer than most.

The AP build, ability power items, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment and Shadowflame, with a 49.1% win rate over 886,153 games. On this build 41% of players skip boots and spend the slot on another item.

The cards that do best on Vel'Koz are Homeguard, Giant Slayer and Mad Scientist. Cards built around movement speed fill most of the top of its list, followed by ability haste. Most of its S-tier cards are prismatic, so a prismatic offer is often the pick that shapes the game. Skip Spin Me Right Round and Rite of Ascension when you can: they do worst on Vel'Koz. A pair to look for: Shark Tempest with Tooth Fairy.

Take Flash and Ghost (60% of players). Max Q (Plasma Fission) first, then W, then E.

Vel'Koz ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Vel'Koz game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

AP build · top ranked

49.1% win rate · 84% of Vel'Koz games · 886,153 games

Start

Refillable Potion
Lost Chapter

Core items, in buying order

Blackfire Torch
Liandry's Torment
Shadowflame

Boots on the AP build for Vel'Koz, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Gluttonous Greaves	14%
Sorcerer's Shoes	40%
No boots	41%

Situational, after the core

Horizon Focus3% buy it
Rabadon's Deathcap55% buy it
Stormsurge4% buy it
Void Staff27% buy it
Cryptbloom5% buy it
Banshee's Veil2% buy it

Most bought items

Shadowflame74% of games
Rabadon's Deathcap59% of games
Luden's Echo48% of games
Liandry's Torment47% of games
Sorcerer's Shoes45% of games
Blackfire Torch41% of games
Void Staff27% of games
Malignance21% of games
Zhonya's Hourglass16% of games
Stormsurge16% of games

Best augments for Vel'Koz

Every card with enough Vel'Koz games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Vel'Koz's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

1Big BrainTier A
2BEES!!!Tier A
3Weapon of DestinyTier A

SilverBest silver cards

S- and A-tier cards for Vel'Koz

3 S tier and 24 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Vel'Koz in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Homeguard	Silver	Tier S	Gain 100% Movement Speed, disabled for 6 seconds after taking damage.
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier S	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier S	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
Back To Basics	Prismatic	Tier A	Your Ultimate Ability is sealed. Gain 35% Ability Damage, Healing, Shielding, and 70 Ability Haste.
Multishot	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Hit enemy Champions with selected ability 50 / 250 / 700 / 2000 / 4000 / 8000 times. REWARD: Fire additional missiles per Quest…
Big Brain	Gold	Tier A	Gain a (300% Ability Power) Shield. Resets on death or 70 seconds after depletion.
Infinite Recursion	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 60 Ability Haste, plus 3 Ability Haste per takedown.
BEES!!!	Gold	Tier A	Every 15–10 (by level) seconds, your next Ability hit against an enemy champion throws a beehive at the target. Upon arriving, the hive…
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier A	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Wooglet's Witchcap	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Possess Rabadon's Deathcap and Zhonya's Hourglass. REWARD: Get Wooglet's Witchcap.
Goldrend	Prismatic	Tier A	Damaging a champion with Attacks or Abilities deals an additional (50–150 (by level) +20% Ability Power +40% Bonus Attack Damage) magic…
With Haste	Gold	Tier A	Gain (70% Ability Haste) Move Speed.
From Downtown	Gold	Tier A	QUEST: Snipe 15 enemy champions with abilities. Snipe - Damage enemies over 600 distance away. REWARD: A meteor flies at enemy champions you…
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Shrink Engine	Gold	Tier A	Takedowns grant a stack that makes you 4% smaller, grants 8 Ability Haste, and 1% Movement Speed. Lose 65% stacks on death…
Warlock Juicebox	Gold	Tier A	Gain (10%+3.5% Ability Power) Omnivamp.
Phenomenal Evil	Gold	Tier A	Permanently gain 1 Ability Power when you damage enemy champions with Abilities. If taken as your second Augment, starts with 40 Ability…
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
Eureka	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain (30% Ability Power) Ability Haste.
Ocean Soul	Silver	Tier A	Gain the Ocean Soul, granting high Health and Mana Regen after damaging enemies.
Upgrade Stormsurge	Gold	Tier A	Stormsurge's Squall now always detonates in an area, dealing (10%+2% Ability Power) maximum Health magic damage to all nearby enemies. Enemy…
Blue Barrier	Silver	Tier A	Gain 200–450 (by level) % of the Max Mana Mana you spend as a Shield for 1.5 seconds. Shields up to 300–800 (by level)
Goredrink	Silver	Tier A	Gain 15% Omnivamp.
Erosion	Silver	Tier A	Damaging enemies shreds 1.5% Armor and Magic Resist for 4s, up to 30% at 20 stacks.
Skilled Sniper	Gold	Tier A	Snipe an enemy with a non-Ultimate Ability refunds 80% Cooldown (65% for periodic Abilities). Snipe - Damage enemies over 600 distance away

Average on Vel'Koz
42 cards, best first

Below average on Vel'Koz
23 cards, best first

Weakest on Vel'Koz
10 cards, best first

Best first augment for Vel'Koz

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Vel'Koz's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Homeguard, BEES!!! and Back To Basics come out on top.

The best augments for Vel'Koz in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	HomeguardTier S	Bread And ButterTier S	Hand of BaronTier S	With HasteTier S
2	BEES!!!Tier S	HomeguardTier S	HomeguardTier S	HomeguardTier S
3	Back To BasicsTier S	Giant SlayerTier S	Giant SlayerTier S	Giant SlayerTier S
4	MultishotTier A	Mad ScientistTier S	Shark TempestTier S	Big BrainTier S
5	Infinite RecursionTier A	Back To BasicsTier A	Mad ScientistTier S	Mad ScientistTier S

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Vel'Koz, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Ghost60% of players · 51.0% win rate
Flash + Barrier3% of players · 50.8% win rate
Flash + Clarity3% of players · 50.6% win rate

Skill order

QPlasma Fission
WVoid Rift
ETectonic Disruption

Max Q first. 77% of players use this order (50.9% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Vel'Koz in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 9.7 / 9.3 / 28.3
KDA: 4.88
Damage to champions: 41,567
Damage taken: 25,302
Self-mitigated: 12,059
Healing on allies: 25
Shielding on allies: 0
Crowd control: 38 s
Kill participation: 66%
Game length: 17:13

Damage type

Physical 1%Magic 72%True 26%

Questions and answers

What is the best Vel'Koz build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the AP build first for Vel'Koz: Blackfire Torch, Liandry's Torment and Shadowflame. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for Vel'Koz in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Vel'Koz, best first: Homeguard, Giant Slayer and Mad Scientist. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Vel'Koz good in ARAM Mayhem?

Vel'Koz is tier B on patch 26.21, #59 of 173 champions, with a 50.6% win rate over 1.3 million games. That makes it a solid, middle-of-the-pack pick in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Vel'Koz in ARAM Mayhem?

For Vel'Koz's first pick on patch 26.21: Homeguard, BEES!!!, Back To Basics, Multishot and Infinite Recursion, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Vel'Koz counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.