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

Vex vs Elise

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

based on 528 Vex vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our dataset, Vex faced Elise in 528 games. With so many games with Vex vs Elise gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a supported build to destroy Elise. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Vex fights Elise in only 0.7% of their games.

Vex vs Elise Matchup Summary

Vex has done a average job of beating Elise. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Vex against Elise matches, Vex’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Elise.

Best Vex vs Elise 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

Zhonya'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
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Elise as Vex

Advice to Win Against Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Vex vs Elise Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Elise Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
7.4
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
161
< Minions Killed >
31
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,376
< Physical Damage >
1,242
21,921
< Magic Damage >
16,120
857
< True Damage >
1,335
24,155
< Damage Dealt >
18,698
19,178
< Damage Taken >
30,159
11,580
< Gold Earned >
11,543
1.83
< Towers >
1.43
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
2,134
< Total Healing >
13,471
14,131
< Experience >
13,022
19
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
7
559
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Elise with Vex in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Vex versus Elise matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Elise..

Vex normally has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Elise. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Elise

Who is Better, Vex or Elise?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually fairs equally well when facing off against Elise, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Vex makes an ok counter to Elise.

While Vex does have a higher win rate compared to Elise, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Elise.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Elise matchups, Vex is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vex is a decent counter to Elise. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Elise.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Vex, we analyzed 528 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 Elise 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vex to counter Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex typically racks up much more CS as Elise. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Vex versus Elise build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex used at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Elise than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 50.9% battling Elise with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Elise 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. Of all the rune sets players used for Vex vs Elise counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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