Vex Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.7%
- Pick rate
- 2.0%
- Ban rate
- 1.2%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Domination +
Sorcery 
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Scorch
Manaflow Band
Summoner spells
50.5%
289 games
Max order
Q
W
E
44.3%
70 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Vex
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Vex wins 49.7% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (376 games).
- Most common core: Luden's Echo → Shadowflame → Zhonya's Hourglass — 50% win rate over 16 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 85% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Qiyana (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Cassiopeia (12% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 76.9% | 3% (13) | |
| 66.7% | 4% (15) | |
| 64.4% | 19% (73) | |
| 60.0% | 7% (25) | |
| 59.8% | 30% (112) | |
| 53.5% | 30% (114) | |
| 51.4% | 9% (35) | |
| 51.4% | 56% (212) | |
| 50.0% | 3% (10) | |
| 49.6% | 68% (254) | |
| 44.4% | 2% (9) | |
| 41.4% | 15% (58) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Domination +
Sorcery
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Domination +
Sorcery
Domination +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
49.4%85% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
52.0%7% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
46.2%3% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
50.0%2% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
50.5%77% pick
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Flash + Teleport
47.1%23% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
44.3%70 games
Q
E
W
100.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (37%), E → W → Q (42%), W → E → Q (67%).
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PDoom 'n GloomVex 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 cool...
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QMistral Bolt
Launch a damaging missile that accelerates mid-flight.
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WPersonal Space
Gain a shield and damage nearby enemies.
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ELooming Darkness
Summon a damaging and slowing zone that applies Gloom to enemies.
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RShadow SurgeFire a missile that marks an enemy champion. Recast to dash to them and deal damage.