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

Vex vs Janna

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

based on 1,648 Vex vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Janna as Vex resulted from an examination of 1648 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Vex has to counter Janna in only 2.2% of their games.

Vex vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a dismal job of countering Janna. On average, they wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Vex vs Janna rounds, Vex’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Janna.

Best Vex vs Janna 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 HourglassShadowflameVoid StaffMalignance

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 ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Janna as Vex

Advice to Win Against Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Vex vs Janna Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Janna Image
6.7
< Kills >
1.5
6
< Deaths >
5.1
6.7
< Assists >
14.4
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
165
< Minions Killed >
27
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,375
< Physical Damage >
938
21,062
< Magic Damage >
6,002
762
< True Damage >
428
23,200
< Damage Dealt >
7,368
18,593
< Damage Taken >
17,309
11,258
< Gold Earned >
8,307
1.74
< Towers >
2.15
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,110
< Total Healing >
7,357
13,875
< Experience >
10,515
19
< Vision Score >
62
9
< Wards Placed >
27
548
< Time Dealing CC >
179

How to Counter Janna with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Vex against Janna matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Janna. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Vex often has a much larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they receives a similar amount of damage to Janna. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Janna

Who is Better, Vex or Janna?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when trying to fight Janna, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a poor counter for Janna.

While Vex does have a lower winrate than Janna, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Vex into Janna.

Moreover, Vex has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vex vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Vex is a terribly counter to Janna. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vex against Janna.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Vex, we analyzed 1,648 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 Janna 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 Janna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often picks up much more CS compared to Janna. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vex versus Janna build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better versus Janna than with most other common builds. In fact, Vex had an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Janna with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Janna 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 Janna counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

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