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

Vex vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Vex

based on 1,069 Vex vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Vex came out of an evaluation of 1069 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Vex has to counter Ziggs in only 1.4% of their games.

Vex vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a below average job of countering Ziggs. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Vex against Ziggs games, Vex’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Vex vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameMalignance

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 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 Ziggs as Vex

Advice to Win Against Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Vex vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Ziggs Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
7.3
< Assists >
8.2
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
162
< Minions Killed >
167
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.58
1,243
< Physical Damage >
714
21,428
< Magic Damage >
23,961
859
< True Damage >
363
23,531
< Damage Dealt >
25,039
20,383
< Damage Taken >
17,983
11,556
< Gold Earned >
11,650
1.77
< Towers >
3.02
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,466
< Total Healing >
1,571
14,541
< Experience >
13,722
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
569
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Ziggs with Vex in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Vex against Ziggs matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the two. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Vex usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they takes a similar amount of damage to Ziggs. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Ziggs

Who is Better, Vex or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when facing off against Ziggs, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a bad counter for Ziggs.

While Vex does have a lower win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Vex into Ziggs.

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

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

Vex is a garbage counter to Ziggs. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vex against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Vex, we analyzed 1,069 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vex to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Vex versus Ziggs build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs Ziggs than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vex had an average win rate of 48.0% battling Ziggs with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Ziggs as Vex, Vex players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Vex vs Ziggs LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Vex are presented for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.