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

Vex vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Vex

based on 1,138 Vex vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Vex came out of an analysis of 1138 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Vex encounters Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of their games.

Vex vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Vex does a decent job of beating Heimerdinger. Typically, they wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Vex versus Heimerdinger games, Vex’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that they probably will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Vex vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

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 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
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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 Heimerdinger as Vex

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Vex vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Heimerdinger Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
7.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
155
< Minions Killed >
129
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,159
< Physical Damage >
742
21,370
< Magic Damage >
22,906
812
< True Damage >
651
23,343
< Damage Dealt >
24,300
19,585
< Damage Taken >
20,559
11,290
< Gold Earned >
10,753
1.74
< Towers >
1.91
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,393
< Total Healing >
2,144
14,325
< Experience >
13,443
18
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
13
605
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Vex in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some critical Vex against Heimerdinger counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this set of champs. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Vex often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Typically, they receives a similar amount of damage to Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate 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 Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Vex or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vex usually wins when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Vex does have a higher winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Vex also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This 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 in League of Legends, in Vex vs Heimerdinger matchups, Vex is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Vex is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vex against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Vex, we analyzed 1,138 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Vex versus Heimerdinger build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better when fighting Heimerdinger than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 51.0% battling Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Heimerdinger 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 combinations players picked for Vex vs Heimerdinger counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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