Talk:Vel'Koz/@comment-25714314-20141118153046/@comment-3463132-20141121000047

Purely for the sake of replying:

Vel is every bit as easy to combo with as Lux. You say you can't land the W without CC? That's fine, you've got a knock-up to make sure you can land both hits and a Q to slow them down if you can't manage to land it easily- even better, you aren't safe from the Q just by hiding behind the creep wave.

The E is a bit hard to use for an escape- I prefer the Q, if I then have to use the E it's much easier to land. A 70% slow will stop all but the most determined chasers (Damn you Udyr, un-kitable asshole)

As for the ult being hard to land all of it- well yeah, counterplay is needed for such a strong ult. Unlike Ezreal ult, it will do equal damage to all hit and unlike Lux and Ziggs ult there is:

a) no delay

b) Built in CC that can hit the entire enemy team

It's a teamwide slow that hurts more than either of those ults, and then gives out True Damage as a bonus.

I can't speak for other Vel'Koz players, but I actively try to harass and kill my lane opponent from level 2 onwards. Landing the Q or E is essentially a free 3 stack combo on the enemy, which adds up extremely quickly. I take flash and usually heal or barrier, because if they're close enough for you to ignite them, you're doing Vel'Koz wrong. I'm not high enough elo to know better though, for all I know he does need changes. Riot never changes the champions I use so I don't really have a feel for when someone's too strong or weak. That said, I seem to have a knack for liking champs that aren't overly strong or weak, and I like Vel'Koz.