User blog comment:Alciefrederic/Thoughts about Vel'Koz/@comment-24420226-20140310154012

I agree that the core execute of Vel isn't anything super flashy, but he does have some stand-out (if not original) features that set him apart from other champions.

His Q is not the first skillshot to have a secondary detonate (Anivias's Flashfrost is the first that comes to mind), but it is the first to produce a remote-sourced skill shot. It introduces a kind of lateral thinking you see playing as/agaisnt orianna, where you not only have to mind where she is, but also where her ball is. Not necessarily original, but it does give a unique flavor to his playstyle.

Speaking of playstyle, I disagree that he is a "press buttons, land skillshots, do damage". That is heavily simplified and doesn't accurately represent any LOL champ except maybe rhyze. The fact is that I feel the 'ideal mode' of play for Vel'Koz after laning is to press the R button at the exact perfect moment. That means that when a team fight breaks out, Vel often will do nothing but move around the periphery, occasionally throwing out a spell to try and push away enemy divers, all until the enemy team is perfectly lined up and not able to threaten him, then LAZOOOOOOOR. Vel'koz's most unique and powerful mechanic is not his true damage passive. It's not his right angle skill shot. It is a mechanic that isn't built directly into the game, but into the player: patience. Patience and timing.