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How to Win Vex vs Braum Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Braum as Vex

based on 840 Vex vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Braum as Vex resulted from an evaluation of 840 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Vex encounters Braum in only 1.1% of their matches.

Vex vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a terrible job of countering Braum. Typically, they wins a lowly 45.8% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Vex vs Braum rounds, Vex’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Braum.

Best Vex vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Braum as Vex

Advice to Win Against Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Vex vs Braum Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Braum Image
6.5
< Kills >
1.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.4
7.6
< Assists >
14.7
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
157
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,366
< Physical Damage >
1,400
20,824
< Magic Damage >
6,288
896
< True Damage >
694
23,086
< Damage Dealt >
8,382
18,233
< Damage Taken >
22,661
11,037
< Gold Earned >
8,403
1.78
< Towers >
1.88
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,941
< Total Healing >
3,273
13,622
< Experience >
10,440
19
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
23
545
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Counter Braum with Vex in LoL

The stats provided here feature several valuable Vex vs. Braum matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Braum. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Vex usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they receives less damage than Braum. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Braum

Who is Better, Vex or Braum?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vex usually loses when trying to fight Braum, with a 45.8% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a bad counter to Braum.

While Vex does have a much lower win rate compared to Braum, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Vex into Braum.

Furthermore, Vex has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Vex is a trash counter to Braum. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Braum.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Vex, we analyzed 840 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 Braum as Vex 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vex to counter Braum during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex usually accumulates much more CS relative to Braum. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Vex versus Braum build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better against Braum than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 45.8% when playing against Braum with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Braum as Vex, Vex players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Vex vs Braum counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Braum as Vex are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.