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

Vex vs Thresh

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

based on 2,836 Vex vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Vex faced Thresh 2836 times. With so many games with Vex versus Thresh gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a pro build to suppress your opposition. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Vex is forced to battle against Thresh in only 3.8% of their rounds.

Vex vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Vex does a decent job of countering Thresh. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Vex versus Thresh games, Vex’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Vex vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameZhonya'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

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 Thresh as Vex

Advice to Win Against Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Vex vs Thresh Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Thresh Image
7
< Kills >
2.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
7.9
< Assists >
14.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
159
< Minions Killed >
34
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,359
< Physical Damage >
1,199
21,947
< Magic Damage >
7,157
875
< True Damage >
747
24,182
< Damage Dealt >
9,103
18,857
< Damage Taken >
22,250
11,416
< Gold Earned >
8,639
1.88
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,045
< Total Healing >
2,353
14,052
< Experience >
10,633
20
< Vision Score >
55
10
< Wards Placed >
23
551
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Thresh with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Vex vs. Thresh counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between these two champions. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Thresh. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Vex often has a much larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. On average, they receives less damage than Thresh. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Thresh

Who is Better, Vex or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when trying to fight Thresh, with a 51.2% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a good counter for Thresh.

While Vex does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Thresh.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vex vs Thresh matchups, Vex is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Vex is a decent counter for Thresh. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Thresh.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Vex, we analyzed 2,836 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 Thresh 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 in order to counter Thresh during both the early game 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 suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex on average picks up much more CS compared to Thresh. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vex versus Thresh build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better when facing Thresh than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 51.2% battling Thresh with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Thresh 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 combinations players used for Vex vs Thresh fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Vex are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.