Akali vs Vel'Koz in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: his E is fast and on a low cooldown — never get hit by it, it starts his whole poke chain. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDAKALIthe Rogue Assassin

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDVEL'KOZthe Eye of the Void

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Never get hit by E

His E is fast and low-cooldown — get clipped and his full combo lands, dodge it and you can flash straight on top of him.

Punish him on the wave

When he's clearing the wave — or he's flashless and you aren't — jump him; poke E onto a minion first, then all-in.

Trade back on his W

He'll W the wave twice to clear it — don't stand in it, and trade onto him while he's committed to farming.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never sit in his Q-into-ult poke without W or E ready, or you're cooked until you recall.

Runes

DOMINATION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 54% WR - 1.1k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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