Talk:Vel'Koz/@comment-26034614-20150318002828/@comment-24191440-20150326225626

Maybe you're trying to play him wrong?

Vel's a teamfight mage, the enemy has to be distracted by the tank or immobilized by the initator in order for eyeball guy to do his thing.

If you're trying to poke in lane...

Q is slow and predictable, but you can make some crazy pokes by firing them in unexpected angles. My favorite is firing to the side and immediately detonating it, causing my missiles to go slightly left or right when they falsely assume it's going straight.

W is perfect for clearing waves or poking out melee matchups. Just w them when they pause to auto.

and then there's E, the god to all vel combos. Treat it like a Xerath ult, the landing time is the same regardless of distance. Only throw it if you can reasonably predict where the enemy is going to move. A 1v1 Zed in midlane waiting for you to E means you will probably not land it. An Akali panicking because Garen is chasing her ass? GG EZ.

Ult is literally point and click. Just position yourself correctly.

Personally, I don't worry about poking because I usually counter-pick with Vel against assassins or mages with poor waveclear. My objective is to push so hard they either stay in lane and can't roam while having horrible farm, or they roam and come back to the smoldering remains of Tier 2 tower. My teammates can then either not worry about a roamer or group and push the advantage and before the enemy realizes it their mid inhib is gone by 20 minutes.