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

Vex vs Karma

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

based on 1,758 Vex vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Vex resulted from an evaluation of 1758 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Vex has to counter Karma in only 2.4% of their matches.

Vex vs Karma Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex has done a dismal job of beating Karma. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.2% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Vex versus Karma rounds, Vex’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Vex vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffMalignanceShadowflame

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

DominationDark HarvestTaste 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 Karma as Vex

Advice to Win Against Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Vex vs Karma Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Karma Image
6.9
< Kills >
3
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
7.2
< Assists >
12.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.61
161
< Minions Killed >
65
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,367
< Physical Damage >
956
21,054
< Magic Damage >
13,806
847
< True Damage >
688
23,269
< Damage Dealt >
15,450
19,464
< Damage Taken >
19,397
11,363
< Gold Earned >
9,304
1.8
< Towers >
1.97
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,232
< Total Healing >
2,860
14,047
< Experience >
11,598
20
< Vision Score >
51
10
< Wards Placed >
22
546
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Karma with Vex in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Vex against Karma counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Vex usually has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Karma

Who is Better, Vex or Karma?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when taking on Karma, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a poor counter to Karma.

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

Furthermore, Vex has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This 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 in League of Legends, in Vex vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Vex is a somewhat poor counter to Karma. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vex against Karma.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Vex, we analyzed 1,758 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 Karma 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 Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often gets more CS as Karma. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Vex versus Karma build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs Karma than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 48.2% battling Karma with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Karma as Vex, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Vex vs Karma counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Karma as Vex are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.