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

Vex vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat Malphite as Vex

based on 2,789 Vex vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Vex battled Malphite in 2789 rounds. Having so many games with Vex versus Malphite provides us faith in our ability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to obliterate Malphite. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Vex has to counter Malphite in only 3.8% of their games.

Vex vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex does a dismal job of countering Malphite. Typically, they wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Vex vs Malphite games, Vex’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Vex vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Malphite as Vex

Advice to Win Against Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Vex vs Malphite Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Malphite Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5
7.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
159
< Minions Killed >
139
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,389
< Physical Damage >
4,741
22,206
< Magic Damage >
14,521
872
< True Damage >
620
24,467
< Damage Dealt >
19,882
19,727
< Damage Taken >
24,943
11,510
< Gold Earned >
10,859
1.79
< Towers >
1.94
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,147
< Total Healing >
3,490
14,172
< Experience >
14,373
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
563
< Time Dealing CC >
653

How to Counter Malphite with Vex in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Vex versus Malphite counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between these two champs. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Vex usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their foe does. Typically, they receives less damage than Malphite. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vex and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Malphite

Who is Better, Vex or Malphite?

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 Malphite, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a poor counter for Malphite.

While Vex does have a lower winrate compared to Malphite, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vex into Malphite.

Moreover, Vex has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This 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 Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Vex is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vex against Malphite.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Vex, we analyzed 2,789 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 Malphite 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 to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vex versus Malphite build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Vex used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better versus Malphite than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Malphite with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Malphite 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 players chose for Vex vs Malphite fights, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Vex are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu above.