Vel'Koz - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
3.8%

Vel'Kozvs Lissandra

CMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Vel'Koz vs Lissandra is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Lissandra wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Vel'Koz based on 21 games. Lissandra holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Vel'Koz build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup.

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Vel'Koz Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vel'Koz performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Vel'Koz - 42.9% win rate in this matchup
Vel'Koz
42.9% WR
VS
Lissandra vs Vel'Koz matchup - 57.1% win rate
Lissandra
57.1% WR

Who Wins the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra Matchup?

Lissandra wins the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup
Winner
Lissandra
Matches: 21
42.9%
Win Rate
57.1%
5.5
CS / min
5.7
1,028
DMG / min
823
10,809
Gold / game
10,465
91
Heal / min
158
323
DMG Mitigated / min
368
0.9
CC / min
1.5
45.5%
Early Game WR
54.5%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Vel'Koz vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

The Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 21 recent matches analyzed, Lissandra wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Vel'Koz's 42.9%, giving Lissandra a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Lissandra dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Vel'Koz players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Lissandra leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Lissandra has a strong advantage in this matchup. Vel'Koz players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Lissandra overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Vel'Koz vs Lissandra Laning Phase Breakdown

Lissandra wins the laning phase against Vel'Koz in League of Legends

Lissandra is favored during the laning phase against Vel'Koz, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Lissandra holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.5Vel'Koz
5.7Lissandra
Vel'Koz and Lissandra farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
1,028Vel'Koz
823Lissandra
Vel'Koz heavily out-damages Lissandra by 206 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Lissandra should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Vel'Koz's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
10,809Vel'Koz
10,465Lissandra
Vel'Koz earns 344 more gold per game than Lissandra, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Vel'Koz slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.9Vel'Koz
1.5Lissandra
Lissandra provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Vel'Koz, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Lissandra coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
415Vel'Koz
526Lissandra
Lissandra heals and mitigates 112 more damage per minute than Vel'Koz, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Lissandra to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Vel'Koz.

Best Vel'Koz Build Against Lissandra

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Lissandra, providing the mobility and stats Vel'Koz needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vel'Koz against Lissandra are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Vel'Koz an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Vel'Koz the best chance to compete against Lissandra. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Lissandra
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Vel'Koz early game win rateVel'Koz45.5%
Lissandra early game win rateLissandra54.5%
Late Game
Lissandra
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Vel'Koz late game win rateVel'Koz40.0%
Lissandra late game win rateLissandra60.0%

Lissandra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Vel'Koz. This lopsided early game means Lissandra can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Lissandra is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Vel'Koz. Extended games heavily favor Lissandra, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Lissandra holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Vel'Koz players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Vel'Koz Runes Against Lissandra

Sorcery rune tree - Vel'Koz primary runes vs LissandraSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Vel'Koz rune vs LissandraManaflow Band - best Vel'Koz rune vs LissandraTranscendence - best Vel'Koz rune vs LissandraGathering Storm - best Vel'Koz rune vs Lissandra
Precision rune tree - Vel'Koz secondary runes vs LissandraPrecision
Legend: Haste - best Vel'Koz rune vs LissandraCut Down - best Vel'Koz rune vs Lissandra
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Vel'Koz the best tools to compete against Lissandra in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Vel'Koz matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Vel'Koz's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Vel'Koz build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Vel'Koz matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.66%3022.782510,53858.6%47.3%
46.83%2842.082910,06852.3%43.4%
45.09%2241.88399,58151.0%40.6%
47.52%2021.88739,85955.4%42.0%
48.95%1901.98649,89457.1%43.4%
48.10%1583.298311,84751.9%46.2%
53.29%1521.78289,21956.9%50.0%
45.83%1442.08219,98848.3%44.0%
47.89%1422.388810,29553.9%44.4%
50.78%1283.487211,09545.2%53.5%
44.74%1142.084210,43944.0%45.3%
39.80%981.983110,24732.3%43.3%
54.64%971.78189,11257.1%52.1%
55.67%972.498110,27756.3%55.1%
46.67%901.97879,34239.5%51.9%
52.81%892.487910,34146.0%57.7%
46.25%801.780910,18460.7%38.5%
44.87%786.197811,67857.1%38.0%
47.37%762.282711,04947.6%47.3%
43.42%761.88259,99748.4%40.0%
52.00%753.889810,66455.2%50.0%
50.68%736.199813,08765.4%42.5%
42.03%691.68399,66243.3%41.0%
52.17%692.01,0369,94053.6%51.2%
55.22%671.87259,39662.5%48.6%
60.61%661.88599,63567.7%53.1%
51.61%626.197313,06268.8%45.6%
46.67%604.490711,80250.0%44.7%
49.15%595.994311,86540.9%54.0%
52.54%591.990610,00159.3%46.9%
63.64%551.887611,03263.2%63.9%
57.41%546.296211,33463.0%51.9%
48.15%545.41,00512,25052.6%45.7%
55.77%521.992610,46370.0%46.9%
60.00%506.21,05912,19447.8%70.4%
46.00%505.51,00612,38248.0%44.0%
40.82%492.28279,66727.3%51.9%
41.67%481.88839,73655.0%32.1%
55.32%473.890211,85464.3%51.5%
46.81%471.780110,33452.6%42.9%
51.11%451.99109,88457.9%46.1%
46.67%455.684310,55157.9%38.5%
55.81%436.71,11813,17262.5%51.9%
52.38%422.18799,19850.0%54.5%
50.00%425.994211,53052.9%48.0%
50.00%424.286711,41557.1%46.4%
39.02%415.81,00611,82829.4%45.8%
65.00%405.698810,82077.8%54.5%
42.11%385.51,03811,49235.7%45.8%
54.05%372.07939,23940.0%70.6%
38.89%364.699411,88541.7%37.5%
38.89%366.789711,74013.3%57.1%
34.29%356.895711,80150.0%23.8%
52.94%345.889810,05957.9%46.7%
50.00%346.21,08013,09360.0%45.8%
38.24%345.485411,23936.4%39.1%
39.39%336.390912,14916.7%44.4%
45.16%315.992111,03353.9%38.9%
45.16%314.592710,66340.0%50.0%
48.28%295.991111,12366.7%28.6%
51.72%296.293411,99053.9%50.0%
57.14%285.51,05812,67266.7%52.6%
67.86%286.71,06912,84773.3%61.5%
46.43%281.975810,58062.5%40.0%
37.04%274.080011,28033.3%40.0%
64.00%256.81,16612,04260.0%66.7%
52.00%256.21,13012,47980.0%33.3%
50.00%246.392210,43450.0%50.0%
43.48%235.71,06212,04344.4%42.9%
60.87%236.91,12013,87566.7%57.1%
47.83%236.193110,28077.8%28.6%
50.00%224.487910,73450.0%50.0%
59.09%222.61,12412,00383.3%50.0%
52.38%216.31,21212,13866.7%41.7%
61.90%215.71,14812,18442.9%71.4%
57.14%215.098310,80755.6%58.3%
42.86%215.51,02810,80945.5%40.0%
75.00%201.99429,20990.0%60.0%
50.00%206.41,02710,57936.4%66.7%
60.00%206.71,12613,21181.8%33.3%
47.37%196.61,15913,69357.1%41.7%
52.94%176.71,06812,56050.0%55.6%
41.18%175.989711,54350.0%36.4%
52.94%176.11,06412,61666.7%45.5%
52.94%171.999811,18433.3%63.6%
37.50%165.993810,45355.6%14.3%
31.25%163.71,19610,37728.6%33.3%
75.00%163.698412,464100.0%71.4%
56.25%167.190510,51175.0%37.5%
66.67%156.31,04614,07280.0%60.0%
26.67%152.18849,39342.9%12.5%
40.00%156.81,09612,85042.9%37.5%
64.29%147.01,04212,15866.7%62.5%
53.85%135.096512,59650.0%55.6%
38.46%135.995511,30837.5%40.0%
50.00%126.798512,16142.9%60.0%
33.33%123.61,02610,33750.0%25.0%
58.33%126.21,12213,915100.0%44.4%
63.64%114.482511,10380.0%50.0%
54.55%116.31,11711,58040.0%66.7%
50.00%105.01,02310,79450.0%50.0%
40.00%103.71,12011,43050.0%33.3%
70.00%101.35737,72983.3%50.0%
66.67%92.37599,47650.0%80.0%
77.78%96.682510,79066.7%83.3%
62.50%85.896912,651100.0%50.0%
50.00%86.187012,3160.0%57.1%
37.50%83.896211,29833.3%40.0%
62.50%81.98409,41183.3%0.0%
75.00%86.799712,178100.0%66.7%
71.43%72.573610,6100.0%100.0%
50.00%66.51,00912,14466.7%33.3%
50.00%65.31,02011,53450.0%50.0%
50.00%65.81,04214,218100.0%40.0%
66.67%65.21,08610,37666.7%66.7%
66.67%63.197210,72033.3%100.0%
50.00%62.81,00610,132100.0%25.0%
50.00%66.11,13913,12950.0%50.0%
83.33%65.61,25014,441100.0%80.0%
50.00%61.662010,08833.3%66.7%
20.00%52.37456,66533.3%0.0%
80.00%55.896712,988100.0%66.7%
40.00%54.81,33011,0930.0%66.7%
60.00%55.31,17911,971100.0%50.0%
60.00%54.01,01612,379100.0%0.0%

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Vel'Koz vs Lissandra - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Vel'Koz do against Lissandra in League of Legends?

Lissandra wins the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Vel'Koz's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 21 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Vel'Koz do against Lissandra in the early game?

In the early game, Lissandra has the advantage against Vel'Koz with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Lissandra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Vel'Koz do against Lissandra in the late game?

In the late game, Lissandra takes over the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Lissandra scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup?

Lissandra wins the matchup against Vel'Koz with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Lissandra is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 21 games analyzed.

What is the best Vel'Koz build against Lissandra?

The best Vel'Koz build against Lissandra includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Vel'Koz runes against Lissandra?

The best Vel'Koz runes against Lissandra use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Vel'Koz vs Lissandra matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Vel'Koz counter Lissandra?

No, Vel'Koz struggles against Lissandra with only a 42.9% win rate. Lissandra has the advantage in this matchup. Vel'Koz players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Lissandra's lead.

How do I play Vel'Koz against Lissandra?

When playing Vel'Koz against Lissandra, play cautiously and avoid Lissandra's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Lissandra has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.