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

Vex vs Kalista

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

based on 660 Vex vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kalista as Vex came out of an examination of 660 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Vex fights Kalista in only 0.9% of their matches.

Vex vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Vex has done a decent job of beating Kalista. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Vex versus Kalista rounds, Vex’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Kalista.

Best Vex vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceShadowflame

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

Guide to Countering Kalista as Vex

Advice to Win Against Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Vex vs Kalista Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Kalista Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
7.7
< Assists >
6
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
156
< Minions Killed >
171
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.37
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,435
< Physical Damage >
16,014
22,183
< Magic Damage >
2,675
864
< True Damage >
472
24,483
< Damage Dealt >
19,161
18,405
< Damage Taken >
22,824
11,388
< Gold Earned >
12,540
1.92
< Towers >
2.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
1,972
< Total Healing >
6,484
13,832
< Experience >
12,262
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
537
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Kalista with Vex in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several valuable Vex vs. Kalista counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kalista..

Vex often has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. On average, they receives less damage than Kalista. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Kalista

Who is Better, Vex or Kalista?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when trying to fight Kalista, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a good counter to Kalista.

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

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Kalista 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 teamfights.

Vex is a decent counter for Kalista. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Kalista.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Vex, we analyzed 660 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 Kalista 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 truly master Vex in order to counter Kalista 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex on average gets a similar amount of CS as Kalista. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Vex versus Kalista build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did much better countering Kalista than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 51.5% battling Kalista with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Kalista 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. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Vex vs Kalista clashes, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you need to see Vex x Kalista tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every match run with these champions.