Alistar vs Vel’Koz Counter Pick

Alistar, the Minotaur, meets Vel’Koz, the Eye of the Void, in the Support lane. Over 719 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Alistar closes out 46.6% of them. A deficit of 3.4 points is what earns Vel’Koz its counter flag in this matchup.

Both sides lean mixed, meaning Vel’Koz and Alistar shop from the same defensive shelf. Starting health splits 685 to 590 in Alistar’s favour, with armour at 40 against 22. Alistar can afford to take the first exchange, sitting on 18 extra armour. By level 18 that becomes 2725 health and 120 armour for Alistar against 2324 and 102 for Vel’Koz. Base attack damage is 62 against 55, so Alistar wins the raw auto-attack exchange. Base movement favours Vel’Koz — 330 versus 340.

Range decides much of the early game: Vel’Koz attacks from 525 units, Alistar from 125. Every step Alistar takes forward is one Vel’Koz can answer from range.

Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Alistar’s Pulverize (Q) against Vel’Koz’s Tectonic Disruption (E). Level six shifts things: Unbreakable Will on one side, Life Form Disintegration Ray on the other.

Alistar players logged 719 of these games to produce the 46.6% figure. The Alistar versus Vel’Koz numbers rebuild from current Emerald and above games.