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

Vex vs Azir

How to Beat Azir as Vex in LoLVex is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Azir as Vex

based on 1,081 Vex vs Azir matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Azir as Vex came out of an examination of 1081 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Vex encounters Azir in only 1.5% of their rounds.

Vex vs Azir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a dismal job of beating Azir. On average, they wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Vex vs Azir matches, Vex’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Azir.

Best Vex vs Azir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Azir as Vex

Advice to Win Against Azir

Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.

Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.

Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.

Vex vs Azir Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Azir Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.2
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
7.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
166
< Minions Killed >
190
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,168
< Physical Damage >
526
22,192
< Magic Damage >
21,489
832
< True Damage >
461
24,193
< Damage Dealt >
22,477
19,215
< Damage Taken >
21,907
11,537
< Gold Earned >
12,097
2.27
< Towers >
2.25
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,221
< Total Healing >
2,988
14,288
< Experience >
15,011
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
546
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Azir with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Vex against Azir counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Azir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Azir..

Vex usually has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Azir

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Azir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Azir

Who is Better, Vex or Azir?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when playing against Azir, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a poor counter for Azir.

While Vex does have a lower win rate compared to Azir, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Vex into Azir.

Furthermore, Vex has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Vex is a garbage counter for Azir. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Azir.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Azir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Azir as Vex, we analyzed 1,081 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 Azir 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vex to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Vex versus Azir build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs Azir than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Azir with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Azir as Vex, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Vex vs Azir counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

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