User blog comment:Shigfugjum/Another Vel'koz Blog/@comment-4434378-20140312014227

It is a little awkward being a mid range mage with no super big defensive steroid (Ahri Ult, Swain heals, Morg Shield).

His skillshots aren't that short, they aren't Lux range but they aren't really short, I would classify him as a standard range mage like Ori, just that all of your damage comes from the ulti (though Ori's damgae is pretty low too).

Big AP is definitely the wrong way given his ulti scaling. MPen is god, as is CDR