Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstStrong engageCountered by spell shield

Build vs Vex

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Maw of Malmortius
1vs AP
Black Cleaver
2vs Tank
Sundered Sky
3Bruiser

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Stridebreaker
5Bruiser

Summoner spells

41492%
4128%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Voltaic Cyclosword
5vs Tank

DPS

Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
RenektonRenekton
VexVex
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

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