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Vex build & stats

Mage C 88 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
45.5%
Pick rate
4.9%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Shadowflame
Shadowflame
3,200 gold
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
2,800 gold
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
2,750 gold
8,750 gold
40.0% WR 10 games

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
1,100 gold
43.4% 76 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.2% WR
24 games · 27% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Mark
46.0% 63 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 45.5% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (88 games).
  • Most common core: Shadowflame → Stormsurge → Luden's Echo — 40% win rate over 10 games.
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 44% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
40.0% WR
10 games · 11% pick
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
33.3% WR
6 games · 7% pick
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass
Shadowflame
Shadowflame
Luden's Echo
Luden's Echo
20.0% WR
5 games · 6% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
43.4% WR
76 games · 86% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
60.0% WR
5 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 5% (4)
54.5% 13% (11)
50.0% 5% (4)
46.4% 64% (56)
45.7% 80% (70)
44.4% 10% (9)
41.3% 52% (46)
39.1% 26% (23)
37.0% 31% (27)
35.7% 16% (14)
33.3% 14% (12)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
54.2% WR
24 games · 27% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
30.4% WR
23 games · 26% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
47.1% WR
17 games · 19% pick
Electrocute Taste of Blood Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 43.5%70% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 52.6%22% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 46.0%72% pick
  • Flash Clarity Flash + Clarity 12.5%9% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 42.9%8% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PDoom 'n Gloom

    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 cool...

  • QMistral Bolt

    Launch a damaging missile that accelerates mid-flight.

  • WPersonal Space

    Gain a shield and damage nearby enemies.

  • ELooming Darkness

    Summon a damaging and slowing zone that applies Gloom to enemies.

  • RShadow Surge

    Fire a missile that marks an enemy champion. Recast to dash to them and deal damage.