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

Vex vs Gangplank

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

How to Beat Gangplank as Vex

based on 973 Vex vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gangplank as Vex came out of an evaluation of 973 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Vex is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.3% of their games.

Vex vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Vex does a decent job of countering Gangplank. Typically, they wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Vex vs Gangplank matches, Vex’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Vex vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionMalignance

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gangplank as Vex

Advice to Win Against Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Vex vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Gangplank Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
7.8
< Assists >
7
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
168
< Minions Killed >
198
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,430
< Physical Damage >
16,884
22,897
< Magic Damage >
4,206
878
< True Damage >
4,604
25,205
< Damage Dealt >
25,695
20,472
< Damage Taken >
27,177
12,019
< Gold Earned >
14,257
1.89
< Towers >
2.14
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,380
< Total Healing >
7,251
14,875
< Experience >
16,275
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
571
< Time Dealing CC >
324

How to Counter Gangplank with Vex in LoL

The stats shown here show some important Vex versus Gangplank counter statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..

Vex normally has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Typically, they receives less damage than Gangplank. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Gangplank

Who is Better, Vex or Gangplank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when taking on Gangplank, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a good counter to Gangplank.

While Vex does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Vex into Gangplank.

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

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

Vex is a decent counter to Gangplank. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Gangplank.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Vex, we analyzed 973 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 Gangplank 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 in order to counter Gangplank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often gets a similar amount of CS as Gangplank. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Vex versus Gangplank build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Vex combined at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better countering Gangplank than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Gangplank with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Gangplank as Vex, Vex players 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 builds players used for Vex vs Gangplank fights, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

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