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

Vex vs Yorick

How to Beat Yorick as Vex in LoLVex is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Yorick as Vex

based on 1,832 Vex vs Yorick matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Yorick as Vex resulted from an examination of 1832 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Vex encounters Yorick in only 2.5% of their rounds.

Vex vs Yorick Matchup Summary

Vex does a ok job of beating Yorick. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions face each other in. In Vex against Yorick matches, Vex’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood against Yorick.

Best Vex vs Yorick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Vex Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

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 Yorick as Vex

Advice to Win Against Yorick

You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.

You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.

Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.

Vex vs Yorick Counter Stats

Vex Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Yorick Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
7.2
< Assists >
4.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1
158
< Minions Killed >
189
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.81
1,321
< Physical Damage >
13,603
21,040
< Magic Damage >
7,283
828
< True Damage >
462
23,190
< Damage Dealt >
21,349
18,548
< Damage Taken >
27,630
11,231
< Gold Earned >
12,387
1.81
< Towers >
3.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
2,263
< Total Healing >
7,087
14,143
< Experience >
15,506
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
593
< Time Dealing CC >
196

How to Counter Yorick with Vex in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Vex vs. Yorick matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between these two champs. As an example, Vex’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vex may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Yorick..

Vex usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they receives less damage than Yorick. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vex and Yorick

Damage Types Compared

Vex
Yorick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vex
Yorick

Who is Better, Vex or Yorick?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vex usually fairs equally well when taking on Yorick, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Vex makes an ok counter to Yorick.

While Vex does have a higher winrate compared to Yorick, when facing one another, Vex also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vex into Yorick.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vex vs Yorick 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 team fights.

Vex is a decent counter to Yorick. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vex against Yorick.

Additional Information for Vex Players

How We Calculated Our Vex vs Yorick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yorick as Vex, we analyzed 1,832 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 Yorick 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 in order to counter Yorick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vex most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Yorick. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Vex versus Yorick build consist of Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Vex incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better against Yorick than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vex had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Yorick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Yorick 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. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Vex vs Yorick counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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