Talk:Vel'Koz/@comment-27608806-20180127165659/@comment-34547984-20180201151605

100k mastery point Vel'Koz player here, I'm only a silver player but I'd like to think I know Vel'Koz pretty well. He does kinda feel like he's underperforming but I think the majority of mages are underperforming right now (with the exception of Xerath and maybe Veigar). Hopefully the AP item changes fix those issues. I still tend to do pretty well with Vel'Koz, and I see him doing a lot more damage than other burst mages. One thing I do only on Vel'Koz is in teamfights I won't tunnel squishies. Unlike other burst mages, Vel'Koz has true damage, and a lot of it, meaning you don't need to get magic pen nearly as much, and, more importantly, you can actually damage tanks! In a typical teamfight, unless the enemy team's squishies are very out of position or are required to be killed ASAP, I'll put my damage onto the enemy team's frontline. A nice full rotation will hurt them reallllly bad, and if your ult doesn't kill them it will make cleanup from your ADC a walk in the park. And without tanks, the enemy team's carries are by themselves. Of course, killing carries is always a priority, but unlike other burst mages, Vel'Koz can actually hurt tanks, and that's one of my favorite things about him. Hope this helps!

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