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

Vex vs Gragas

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

based on 1,105 Vex vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches every week. Within our dataset, Vex did battle with Gragas 1105 times. Having so many games with Vex versus Gragas provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a pro build to defeat your rival. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Vex encounters Gragas in only 1.5% of their rounds.

Vex vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Vex does a decent job of countering Gragas. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Vex vs Gragas rounds, Vex’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Vex vs Gragas 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

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffShadowflameMalignance

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
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Vex

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Vex vs Gragas Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Gragas Image
7.7
< Kills >
5.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
7.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
159
< Minions Killed >
104
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,494
< Physical Damage >
1,381
22,829
< Magic Damage >
17,865
858
< True Damage >
614
25,181
< Damage Dealt >
19,861
19,583
< Damage Taken >
30,163
11,646
< Gold Earned >
11,305
1.8
< Towers >
1.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
2,206
< Total Healing >
12,419
14,202
< Experience >
14,016
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
9
551
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Counter Gragas with Vex in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Vex against Gragas counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Vex typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Gragas. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Gragas

Who is Better, Vex or Gragas?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when trying to fight Gragas, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Vex does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Gragas.

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

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

Vex is a decent counter for Gragas. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Gragas.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Vex, we analyzed 1,105 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 Gragas 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Vex in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex typically picks up more CS relative to Gragas. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Vex versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex bought at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better countering Gragas than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vex had an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Gragas as Vex, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Vex vs Gragas battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.

If you want to see Vex versus Gragas tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every round with data with these champs.