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

Vex vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Vex in LoLVex is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Vex

based on 603 Vex vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.58
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Vex engaged Ryze 603 times. Including so many games with Vex vs Ryze provides us confidence in our capability to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your opposition. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Vex is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.8% of their matches.

Vex vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Vex has done a good job of beating Ryze. Typically, they wins a terrific 52.4% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Vex vs Ryze matches, Vex’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Vex vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

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 Ryze as Vex

Advice to Win Against Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Vex vs Ryze Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Ryze Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.1
6
< Deaths >
5.9
8
< Assists >
6.5
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
165
< Minions Killed >
194
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,426
< Physical Damage >
922
23,149
< Magic Damage >
22,612
923
< True Damage >
308
25,499
< Damage Dealt >
23,843
19,693
< Damage Taken >
27,419
11,728
< Gold Earned >
12,429
1.82
< Towers >
2.23
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,340
< Total Healing >
4,488
14,626
< Experience >
16,353
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
559
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Ryze with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Vex versus Ryze matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Ryze..

Vex typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Typically, they takes less damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Ryze

Who is Better, Vex or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually wins when taking on Ryze, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Vex makes a good counter to Ryze.

While Vex does have a higher win rate compared to Ryze, when they face off with one another, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vex into Ryze.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Ryze matchups, Vex is the better champion with a noticably 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 good counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Ryze.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Vex, we analyzed 603 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 Ryze 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vex to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex often racks up a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Vex versus Ryze build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex included at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better against Ryze than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vex had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Ryze with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Ryze as Vex, you should use 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 combinations we have analyed for Vex vs Ryze counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Vex are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.