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

Vex vs Leona

How to Beat Leona as Vex in LoLVex is in the s tier of champions
Mage
TankSupport

How to Beat Leona as Vex

based on 2,657 Vex vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Leona as Vex resulted from an evaluation of 2657 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Vex fights Leona in only 3.6% of their matches.

Vex vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a terrible job of countering Leona. Typically, they wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Vex versus Leona rounds, Vex’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Leona.

Best Vex vs Leona 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 HourglassShadowflameLiandry's TormentMalignance

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
1
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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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Leona as Vex

Advice to Win Against Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Vex vs Leona Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Leona Image
7.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
8
< Assists >
14
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
159
< Minions Killed >
32
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,366
< Physical Damage >
2,752
21,910
< Magic Damage >
6,742
954
< True Damage >
960
24,232
< Damage Dealt >
10,455
19,127
< Damage Taken >
23,707
11,429
< Gold Earned >
8,722
1.81
< Towers >
1.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,025
< Total Healing >
2,823
14,099
< Experience >
10,749
19
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
23
558
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Leona with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Vex versus Leona counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Vex normally has a much larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Leona. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Leona

Who is Better, Vex or Leona?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vex usually loses when facing off against Leona, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a bad counter to Leona.

While Vex does have a lower win rate compared to Leona, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Vex into Leona.

Additionally, Vex also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vex vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Vex is a terribly counter for Leona. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Leona.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vex

Vex Loses Against

SingedSinged44.6% winrateIvernIvern44.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.8% winrateLilliaLillia44.9% winrate

Vex Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateJayceJayce53.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.4% 2787 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 10271 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 3594 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 53.6% 211 Games

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Vex, we analyzed 2,657 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 Leona 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vex to counter Leona during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex often gets much more CS as Leona. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vex versus Leona build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better against Leona than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex had an average win rate of 46.1% battling Leona with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Leona as Vex, Vex players 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 runes players picked for Vex vs Leona LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

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