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

Vex vs Shaco

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

based on 2,568 Vex vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our data, Vex faced Shaco 2568 times. Using so many games with Vex versus Shaco provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative stats and a solid build to suppress Shaco. This matchup is somewhat rare. Vex is forced to battle against Shaco in only 3.5% of their rounds.

Vex vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Vex has done a average job of beating Shaco. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Vex vs Shaco matches, Vex’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that they probably won't get first blood against Shaco.

Best Vex vs Shaco 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

ShadowflameVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Shaco as Vex

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Vex vs Shaco Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Shaco Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
7.2
< Assists >
8.2
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
162
< Minions Killed >
36
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,361
< Physical Damage >
7,237
22,427
< Magic Damage >
9,760
871
< True Damage >
1,543
24,660
< Damage Dealt >
18,540
20,535
< Damage Taken >
26,430
11,829
< Gold Earned >
11,374
1.81
< Towers >
1.1
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
2,332
< Total Healing >
8,935
14,594
< Experience >
13,064
20
< Vision Score >
31
10
< Wards Placed >
10
574
< Time Dealing CC >
594

How to Counter Shaco with Vex in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several influential Vex versus Shaco counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Shaco..

Vex usually has a similar longest killing spree as their foe does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Shaco. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Shaco

Who is Better, Vex or Shaco?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vex usually fairs equally well when taking on Shaco, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes an ok counter to Shaco.

While Vex does have a higher win rate than Shaco, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vex into Shaco.

Moreover, Vex also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shaco. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Shaco matchups, Vex is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vex is a decent counter for Shaco. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vex against Shaco.

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

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Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Vex, we analyzed 2,568 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 Shaco 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

Vex Build Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vex in order to counter Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex often accumulates much more CS as Shaco. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Vex versus Shaco build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Vex combined at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better countering Shaco than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Shaco with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Shaco as Vex, Vex players should take 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 Shaco LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shaco as Vex are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.