Vex

Vex Build

50.48%WR
Vex B tier

The patch 26.1 Vex build uses Mercury's Treads, Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Vex build has a 7.04% pick rate and a 64.71% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Vex build choices below.

  • Vex passive ability - Doom 'n Gloom - League of Legends
    Doom 'n Gloom

    Doom '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 cooldown of her empowered state.

  • Vex Q ability - Mistral Bolt - League of Legends
    Mistral Bolt

    Mistral Bolt

    Launch a damaging missile that accelerates mid-flight.

    Cost:
    • 45/
    • 50/
    • 55/
    • 60/
    • 65
    Cooldown:
    • 8/
    • 7/
    • 6/
    • 5/
    • 4
    Range:
    • 1200
  • Vex W ability - Personal Space - League of Legends
    Personal Space

    Personal Space

    Gain a shield and damage nearby enemies.

    Cost:
    • 75
    Cooldown:
    • 16/
    • 15/
    • 14/
    • 13/
    • 12
    Range:
    • 475
  • Vex E ability - Looming Darkness - League of Legends
    Looming Darkness

    Looming Darkness

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

    Cost:
    • 70/
    • 80/
    • 90/
    • 100/
    • 110
    Cooldown:
    • 13
    Range:
    • 800
  • Vex R ultimate ability - Shadow Surge - League of Legends
    Shadow Surge

    Shadow Surge

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

    Cost:
    • 100
    Cooldown:
    • 140/
    • 120/
    • 100
    Range:
    • 2000/
    • 2500/
    • 3000
Classes:
  • Mage
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
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These are Vex's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Luden's Echo (50.9% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 85.5% pick rate) provides 600 Mana, 100 AP. Shadowflame (53.5% WR, +3.0% WR diff, 60.0% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (58.1% WR, +7.6% WR diff, 19.3% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Vex build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

Top situational items for Vex include Stormsurge, Void Staff. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

The best boots for Vex are Sorcerer's Shoes. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

The recommended trinket for Vex is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Vex build.

  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total mana Mana:600
  • Total ability power Ability Power:525
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:6%

When facing Vex's top counters like TwistedFate, Ryze, Veigar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Stormsurge or Void Staff based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Vex performance.

This Vex burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.6% win rate across 260 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 525 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Vex with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Vex's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Vex vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 16,350, this Vex build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Vex build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Vex. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current vex build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Vex Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Vex build?

The best Vex build in this patch includes Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 59.62% win rate and is picked 7.69% of the time.

What are Vex's core items?

Vex's core items are Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Vex's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Vex?

Sorcerer's Shoes are the best boots for Vex. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Vex's playstyle. They are included in 7.7% of Vex builds.

What is the best trinket for Vex?

Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Vex. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Vex maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Vex builds?

Yes, alternative Vex builds include options like Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, and Shadowflame. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Vex?

MetaBot sources its build data for Vex directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Vex builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Vex. From there, we aggregate the Vex builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.