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How to Win Vex vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Vex

based on 1,642 Vex vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Vex faced off against Cho'Gath 1642 times. Including so many games with Vex vs Cho'Gath provides us faith in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to wreck Cho'Gath. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Vex is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of their rounds.

Vex vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex has done a dismal job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Vex vs Cho'Gath games, Vex’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Vex vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeMalignanceLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

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

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Vex

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Vex vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
7.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
159
< Minions Killed >
153
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,471
< Physical Damage >
3,102
23,589
< Magic Damage >
13,583
925
< True Damage >
3,987
25,985
< Damage Dealt >
20,673
19,677
< Damage Taken >
42,273
11,466
< Gold Earned >
11,607
1.86
< Towers >
2.25
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
2,194
< Total Healing >
9,438
14,252
< Experience >
14,829
19
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
569
< Time Dealing CC >
775

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Vex vs. Cho'Gath counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Vex normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Typically, they receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Vex or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vex usually loses when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes a poor counter for Cho'Gath.

While Vex does have a lower win rate compared to Cho'Gath, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Cho'Gath.

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

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

Vex is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Vex, we analyzed 1,642 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 Cho'Gath 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vex in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Vex versus Cho'Gath build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vex incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better versus Cho'Gath than with many other common builds. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 48.3% battling Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Cho'Gath as Vex, Vex players should use the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Vex vs Cho'Gath matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

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