User blog comment:Shigfugjum/Another Vel'koz Blog/@comment-4434378-20140312014227/@comment-24420226-20140313211440

That's true about the lack of defense steriod. Not having a reliable form of defense makes him very vulnerable in mid-range combat. But as far as fighting mid-laner and not whiffing everything goes, that is where he should  be. This is why he tends to have problems with his laning phase; the mode of play his skills benefit best from don't reflect the kind of defensive/kiting playstyle that he needs to survive, at least during lane.