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How to Win Vex vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Vex

based on 3,069 Vex vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Vex resulted from an examination of 3069 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Vex encounters Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of their rounds.

Vex vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Vex has done a good job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, they wins a terrific 53.6% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Vex against Kai'Sa games, Vex’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Vex vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapLuden's Companion

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 ForceArmor
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
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Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Vex

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Vex vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
7.8
< Assists >
6.3
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
161
< Minions Killed >
179
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,383
< Physical Damage >
11,667
21,788
< Magic Damage >
8,253
897
< True Damage >
426
24,069
< Damage Dealt >
20,347
19,362
< Damage Taken >
20,733
11,592
< Gold Earned >
12,617
1.96
< Towers >
2.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,152
< Total Healing >
4,455
14,376
< Experience >
13,017
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
556
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Vex in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Vex versus Kai'Sa counter stats that may help you explain the differences between these two champions. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Vex typically has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Vex or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 53.6% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Vex does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Vex into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Vex has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Kai'Sa matchups, Vex is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Vex is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Kai'Sa.

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

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.4% 2787 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 10271 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 3594 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 53.6% 211 Games

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Vex, we analyzed 3,069 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 Kai'Sa 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

To truly master Vex in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Vex versus Kai'Sa build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Vex combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better against Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 53.6% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Kai'Sa as Vex, you 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 builds players picked for Vex vs Kai'Sa clashes, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.6% win rate overall.

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