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

Vex vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Vex in LoLVex is in the s tier of champions
Mage
SupportFighter

How to Beat Taric as Vex

based on 742 Vex vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Taric as Vex came out of an examination of 742 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Vex fights Taric in only 1.0% of their rounds.

Vex vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vex has done a awful job of beating Taric. On average, they wins a lowly 45.8% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Vex vs Taric rounds, Vex’s side is 0.2% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Taric.

Best Vex vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeMalignance

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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Taric as Vex

Advice to Win Against Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Vex vs Taric Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Taric Image
6.8
< Kills >
1.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.3
< Assists >
14.7
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
154
< Minions Killed >
35
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,356
< Physical Damage >
1,942
21,402
< Magic Damage >
4,368
877
< True Damage >
702
23,636
< Damage Dealt >
7,013
17,856
< Damage Taken >
23,022
10,939
< Gold Earned >
8,481
1.79
< Towers >
2.21
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,959
< Total Healing >
11,382
13,433
< Experience >
10,455
18
< Vision Score >
47
9
< Wards Placed >
20
543
< Time Dealing CC >
353

How to Counter Taric with Vex in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Vex versus Taric counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Taric. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Vex normally has a much larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Taric. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Taric

Who is Better, Vex or Taric?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vex usually loses when taking on Taric, with a 45.8% win rate. As a result, Vex makes a bad counter to Taric.

While Vex does have a much lower win rate compared to Taric, when on opposite teams, Vex also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Vex into Taric.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vex vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Vex is a garbage counter for Taric. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vex against Taric.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Vex, we analyzed 742 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 Taric 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 Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex often gets much more CS relative to Taric. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Vex versus Taric build consist of Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vex bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs. Taric than with most other common builds. In fact, Vex boasted an average win rate of 45.8% when countering Taric with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Taric as Vex, Vex players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Vex vs Taric battles, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.8% winrate overall.

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