Ashe vs Vel'Koz SUPPORT Matchup Guide

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Ashe into Vel'Kozmedium

Overview

Use and autos to apply slows, enabling your ADC to punish Vel'Koz's immobility.
Control brush to deny Vel'Koz's poke angles and protect your ADC from his split shots.
Coordinate engages with your support and ADC follow-up to capitalize on Vel'Koz's lack of mobility.

Use slows to set up poke and follow with when your support and ADC can commit.
Hold peel cooldowns to protect your ADC from knockup and channel.
Deny Vel'Koz brush control to reduce his poke angles and limit his engage windows.

knockup paired with ADC poke can burst your ADC; hold peel for this.
His channel is punishable but dangerous if your ADC lacks peel or cleanse.
Losing brush control allows Vel'Koz to angle poke freely, threatening your ADC's safety.

Win the level 2 race to pressure Vel'Koz before he unlocks his knockup .
Deny brush vision to limit Vel'Koz's poke angles and reduce his effectiveness.
Keep wave just outside enemy tower to maintain ADC access and prevent Vel'Koz from freely poking.

Level 2 unlocks + poke and knockup; contest wave with ADC to avoid poke.
Level 6 grants Ashe long-range pick; use it to start fights with support follow-up.
First completed marksman item increases sustained slow and DPS; extend trades when slowed and peeled.

Convert stuns into kills or objective control with your support and ADC follow-up.
Deny enemy ADC access by chaining slows and poke to force unsafe positioning.
Set river vision and prepare dragon setups to leverage your lane control and pick threat.

Tactical tip

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