Talk:Vel'Koz/@comment-24191440-20151023060238/@comment-24191440-20151026212552

Good question, and one that must be addressed.

Rylai's is not a very good item on Vel'Koz and is at best suboptimal. The slow is wasted on him since only one ability benefits from it and the 1000 gold you spend on health could be distributed in more impactful categories. If you want to not blow up, Zhonya's is a much better option anyway. You COULD get Liandry's if you wanted health, AP, and magic penetration, and it usually fits very well on most of VK's builds.

I find Luden's to be essential to Velkoz's mid game burst, let alone a much needed item for him at all. Since he has such low cooldowns, any of the constant poke you throw out that hits really hurts, and it happens quite consistently. The passive, movespeed, and AP is something I can't imagine passing up.