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

Vex vs Karthus

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

based on 888 Vex vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Karthus as Vex resulted from an evaluation of 888 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Vex fights Karthus in only 1.2% of their rounds.

Vex vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Vex does a good job of beating Karthus. Normally, they wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Vex against Karthus games, Vex’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will be able to get first blood against Karthus.

Best Vex vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameMalignance

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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Vex

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Vex vs Karthus Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Karthus Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
7.7
7.9
< Assists >
9.7
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
167
< Minions Killed >
88
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,351
< Physical Damage >
236
22,889
< Magic Damage >
29,608
900
< True Damage >
1,998
25,140
< Damage Dealt >
31,843
21,597
< Damage Taken >
30,075
12,073
< Gold Earned >
12,985
1.86
< Towers >
1.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
2,597
< Total Healing >
9,293
15,067
< Experience >
15,168
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
8
572
< Time Dealing CC >
227

How to Counter Karthus with Vex in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several vital Vex versus Karthus matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Karthus..

Vex often has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Karthus. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Karthus

Who is Better, Vex or Karthus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when facing off against Karthus, with a 52.0% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes a good counter for Karthus.

While Vex does have a higher win rate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Karthus.

Moreover, Vex also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Karthus matchups, Vex is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Vex is a decent counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Karthus.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Vex, we analyzed 888 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 Karthus 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 to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex on average gets more CS compared to Karthus. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vex versus Karthus build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better vs Karthus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 52.0% when countering Karthus with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Karthus 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 Karthus matchups, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% winrate overall.

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