Talk:Vel'Koz/@comment-1330314-20140312164400/@comment-5266525-20140312175632

I had thought of Zhonyas as well but I went with the assumption that you would be facing a heavy AP team and didn't want to focus too heavily on AP. I acknowledge it's a great replacement item.

I'm sure Rylai's is not entirely inefficient, though. When your ultimate is off cooldown you don't have a reliable way of ensuring multiple people stay off you or are kept locked down since Q is a collision skillshot and E is on a moderate cooldown and can be dodged. The added health keeps that in theme and ensures you won't instantly be gibbed if your frontline falls and end up taking the brunt of damage.