Vex Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.9%
- Pick rate
- 1.9%
- Ban rate
- 1.7%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
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.
Domination
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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 47.9% of games as Mid on patch 16.16 (426 games).
- Most common core: Luden's Echo → Shadowflame → Rabadon's Deathcap — 33% win rate over 9 games.
- Take Electrocute as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 47% win rate.
- Best matchup: Akali (68% over 22 games). Hardest: Irelia (33% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Vex is an early-game champion: 52% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 42% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 62.5% | 2% (8) | |
| 51.6% | 29% (124) | |
| 51.3% | 9% (39) | |
| 50.8% | 14% (59) | |
| 50.0% | 36% (154) | |
| 50.0% | 8% (34) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 41.9% | 7% (31) | |
| 40.0% | 4% (15) | |
| 37.5% | 4% (16) | |
| 33.3% | 1% (6) |
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.
Domination
Sorcery
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.
47.8%42% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
43.8%4% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
60.0%1% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
60.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
51.0%36% pick
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Flash + Teleport
42.3%12% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
48.3%29 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (50%), E → W → Q (38%), Q → E → W (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.