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Matchup

Nautilus
Nautilus
40%
60%

vs

50.0%
Vex
Vex
0%
100%
Heavy AP damageHigh burstStrong engageCountered by spell shield

Build vs Vex

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1HP
Bandlepipes
2vs Hybride
Knight's Vow
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5HP

Summoner spells

41478%
4713%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Zeke's Convergence
Tank
100.0% WR2 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Shield BashShield Bash
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
NautilusNautilus
VexVex
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Vex's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Doom 'n Gloom (P)

Vex periodically becomes empowered, causing her next basic Ability to fear enemies and interrupt dashes. Whenever a nearby enemy dashes, Vex applies a mark that can be consumed for bonus damage that also reduces the cooldown of her empowered state.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s16s13s–
66s16s13s2m20
94s15s13s2m20
114s14s13s2m
164s12s13s1m40
184s12s13s1m40

Playing against Vex

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Vex is weak against champions WITHOUT dashes: her anti-dash passive doesn't proc if you don't dash.

2

Her R is a skillshot: dodge the missile and she can't dash to you.

3

Punish her when her fear passive is on cooldown (the indicator below her is grayed out when unavailable).

4

Long-range champions without mobility (Xerath, Vel'Koz) counter her well.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026