Vex - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.7%
Pick Rate
1.9%

VexBuild

CMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Vex build uses Crimson Lucidity, Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Vex build has a 7.24% pick rate and a 58.29% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Vex build choices below.

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Select a Vex Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Luden's Echo - Vex Highest Win Rate Build core itemLuden's Echo
  • Stormsurge - Vex Highest Win Rate Build core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Vex Highest Win Rate Build core itemShadowflame
Core Items
58.3%Win Rate
+8.5%WR Diff
7.2%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Luden's Echo - Vex Most Popular Build core itemLuden's Echo
  • Shadowflame - Vex Most Popular Build core itemShadowflame
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Vex Most Popular Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
55.2%Win Rate
+5.5%WR Diff
8.3%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Stormsurge - Vex Alternative Build 1 core itemStormsurge
  • Shadowflame - Vex Alternative Build 1 core itemShadowflame
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Vex Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
Core Items
57.2%Win Rate
+7.5%WR Diff
4.2%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Luden's Echo - Vex Alternative Build 2 core itemLuden's Echo
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Vex Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Vex Alternative Build 2 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
Core Items
55.5%Win Rate
+5.7%WR Diff
5.9%Pick Rate

Best Vex Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Hextech Alternator
Hextech Alternator
Aether Wisp
Aether Wisp
Stormsurge
Stormsurge
Boots
Boots
Glowing Mote
Glowing Mote
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Top Summoner Spells

  • IgniteFlash
    Ignite + Flash
    59.2%Win Rate70.7%Pick Rate
  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    53.3%Win Rate27.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

57.21%Win Rate
+7.47%WR Diff
4.16%Pick Rate
215Matches

This Vex build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Vex build are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This item combination achieves a 57.2% win rate across 215 matches analyzed.

At full build, Vex gains a total of 535 Ability Power, 50 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Vex Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Arcane Comet
  • Axiom Arcanist
  • Transcendence
  • Gathering Storm
Domination secondary rune treeDomination
  • Taste of Blood
  • Ultimate Hunter
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Vex Abilities

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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: Health, Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Vex are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 44.4% win rate and 37.7% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
44.4%Win Rate
37.7%Pick Rate
These are Vex's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stormsurge (53.7% WR, +4.0% WR diff, 26.9% pick rate) provides 90 AP, 0.06% Speed. Shadowflame (53.0% WR, +3.3% WR diff, 63.7% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Zhonya's Hourglass (53.3% WR, +3.6% WR diff, 34.2% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Vex include Rabadon's Deathcap, Luden's Echo. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Vex are Ionian Boots of Lucidity. 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 speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:535
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:6%
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total manaMana:600

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Vex movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Vex ability powerAP
535
535
535
535
Vex movement speedSpeed
0.06%
0.06%
0.06%
0.06%
Vex armorArmor
50
50
50
85
Vex manaMana
600
600
600
600
When facing Vex's top counters like Hwei, Viktor, Vladimir, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats or health-stacking items for general survivability 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 Rabadon's Deathcap or Luden's Echo based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Vex performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike2,800g~5 min

This Vex burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 57.2% win rate across 215 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 535 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 low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,400, this Vex build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass 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.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 535 total AP

Weaknesses

  • Low health pool requiring careful positioning
  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Vex

Karthus champion
Karthus
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Karthus core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Karthus core item
  • Blackfire Torch - Karthus core item
46.1%Win Rate
4.2%Pick Rate
Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
59.2%Win Rate
7.2%Pick Rate
Elise champion
Elise
Core Items
  • Stormsurge - Elise core item
  • Shadowflame - Elise core item
  • Void Staff - Elise core item
62.3%Win Rate
4.5%Pick Rate

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.

Aurora champion
Aurora
Core Items
  • Luden's Echo - Aurora core item
  • Stormsurge - Aurora core item
  • Shadowflame - Aurora core item
58.5%Win Rate
5.8%Pick Rate

See Also

Vex OverviewVex RunesVex CountersAll Items