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How to Win Vex vs Aphelios Counter MatchupVex is in the b tier of champions

Vex vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
Mage
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How to Beat Aphelios as Vex

based on 1,610 Vex vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our dataset, Vex engaged Aphelios in 1610 matches. Having so many games with Vex vs Aphelios provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to destroy your enemy. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Vex fights Aphelios in only 2.2% of their games.

Vex vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a below average job of beating Aphelios. Normally, they wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Vex vs Aphelios rounds, Vex’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Vex vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMalignanceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vex to level upq
>
Second ability for Vex to level upw
>
Last skill for Vex to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vex's passive ability p
Vex's q ability q
Vex's w ability w
Vex's e ability e
Vex's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Vex

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Vex vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Aphelios Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
160
< Minions Killed >
174
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,370
< Physical Damage >
19,567
20,984
< Magic Damage >
1,334
847
< True Damage >
418
23,202
< Damage Dealt >
21,320
18,880
< Damage Taken >
18,948
11,317
< Gold Earned >
11,902
1.84
< Towers >
2.44
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
2,149
< Total Healing >
5,281
13,995
< Experience >
12,568
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
551
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Aphelios with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Vex vs. Aphelios matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Aphelios..

Vex usually has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Aphelios. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Aphelios

Who is Better, Vex or Aphelios?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vex usually loses when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a poor counter to Aphelios.

While Vex does have a lower winrate than Aphelios, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Aphelios.

Additionally, Vex also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Aphelios matchups, Aphelios is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Vex is a somewhat poor counter for Aphelios. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

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Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Vex, we analyzed 1,610 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aphelios as Vex comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vex to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Vex versus Aphelios build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better against Aphelios than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Aphelios with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Aphelios as Vex, Vex players should take the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Vex vs Aphelios counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Vex vs Aphelios tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all games run with these champs.