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How to Win Vex vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vex

based on 343 Vex vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Vex faced Rek'Sai in 343 rounds. Including so many games with Vex vs Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a solid build to destroy Rek'Sai. This matchup is somewhat rare. Vex is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of their matches.

Vex vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex has done a poor job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, they wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Vex versus Rek'Sai rounds, Vex’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Vex vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya'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

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
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Vex

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Vex vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
7.6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
164
< Minions Killed >
36
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,392
< Physical Damage >
14,014
21,689
< Magic Damage >
72
845
< True Damage >
3,450
23,927
< Damage Dealt >
17,536
19,285
< Damage Taken >
36,430
11,581
< Gold Earned >
11,868
1.85
< Towers >
1.33
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
2,100
< Total Healing >
17,211
14,307
< Experience >
13,529
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
560
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Vex versus Rek'Sai matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Vex normally has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Vex or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vex usually loses when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a poor counter for Rek'Sai.

While Vex does have a lower win rate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Vex also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Vex has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Vex is a somewhat poor counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vex against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Vex, we analyzed 343 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 Rek'Sai 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

Vex Build Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vex in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often racks up much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vex versus Rek'Sai build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better countering Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Rek'Sai as Vex, you should equip 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 we have analyed for Vex vs Rek'Sai fights, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.

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