Talk:Vel'Koz/@comment-5830369-20160131105639/@comment-27066268-20160201191433

No, you're not the only one maxing q first: I do so myself most of the time.

Basically I max w when I'm against someone who can and will push the lane hard. Otherwise I max q to have longer range, harder to predict poke which doesn't push the lane, so I'm more protected from jungle ganks. Also, when you're against someone you really don't want to get close to, maxing w can be an option to safely farm minions without being pushed to your tower.

At least, that's my reasoning when playing Vel'Koz.