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

Vex vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Vex in LoLVex is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Vex

based on 776 Vex vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Vex came out of an analysis of 776 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Vex has to counter Taliyah in only 1.1% of their matches.

Vex vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a below average job of beating Taliyah. Typically, they wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Vex versus Taliyah rounds, Vex’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Vex vs Taliyah 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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
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 Taliyah as Vex

Advice to Win Against Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Vex vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Taliyah Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
7.2
< Assists >
8.5
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
166
< Minions Killed >
127
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,190
< Physical Damage >
693
21,335
< Magic Damage >
21,274
835
< True Damage >
1,057
23,360
< Damage Dealt >
23,025
19,573
< Damage Taken >
22,051
11,554
< Gold Earned >
12,433
1.73
< Towers >
1.72
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
2,231
< Total Healing >
4,506
14,360
< Experience >
14,591
20
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
9
548
< Time Dealing CC >
559

How to Counter Taliyah with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some important Vex against Taliyah counter statistics that may help you realize the differences between these two champs. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Taliyah..

Vex typically has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Taliyah. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Taliyah

Who is Better, Vex or Taliyah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when playing against Taliyah, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a bad counter to Taliyah.

While Vex does have a lower winrate compared to Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Vex into Taliyah.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vex vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champion 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 Taliyah. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Vex, we analyzed 776 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 Taliyah 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 truly master Vex to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Vex versus Taliyah build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Taliyah than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vex had an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Taliyah with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Taliyah as Vex, Vex players should take 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 rune combinations players used for Vex vs Taliyah counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Vex are displayed for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.