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How to Win Vayne vs Vex Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Vayne

based on 3,944 Vayne vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Vayne resulted from an examination of 3944 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Vayne is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.9% of her matches.

Vayne vs Vex Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a ok job of countering Vex. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Vayne vs Vex rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Vayne vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
BootsHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterTrinity ForceExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upw
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Vex as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Vex

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Vayne vs Vex Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Vex Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.5
< Assists >
7.6
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
162
< Minions Killed >
158
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,224
< Physical Damage >
1,385
1,517
< Magic Damage >
21,889
4,156
< True Damage >
862
19,899
< Damage Dealt >
24,137
21,864
< Damage Taken >
18,869
12,037
< Gold Earned >
11,451
2.19
< Towers >
1.91
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,910
< Total Healing >
2,113
12,874
< Experience >
14,118
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
66
< Time Dealing CC >
550

How to Counter Vex with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several critical Vayne against Vex counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex..

Vayne usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vex. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Vex

Who is Better, Vayne or Vex?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vex, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Vayne makes an ok counter for Vex.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Vexas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter for Vex. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Vex.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Vayne, we analyzed 3,944 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vex as Vayne comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vayne versus Vex build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Vayne used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Vex than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vayne boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Vex with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Vex as Vayne, Vayne players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Vayne vs Vex matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

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