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Playing Against Vex
MidPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Anti-mobility burst mage. She thrives on enemies dashing near her, which reduces the cooldown of her fear. She wants to poke you down with and , then dive in with to finish the job and reset.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Red/Purple bar under her Mana | When full, her next basic ability fears you. Dashes near her mark you with Gloom, which she can pop for extra damage and to recharge this bar faster. | |
| Thin purple wave | Starts slow and wide, then gets fast and narrow. It's her primary waveclear and poke. Avoid standing inside the wave so she can't hit you and the minions simultaneously. | |
| Instant circular shield burst | Her 'get off me' tool. If is ready, this is an instant point-blank fear. Do not jump on her when her bar is red. | |
| Growing shadow circle on the ground | Slows and applies Gloom marks. The further it travels, the larger the radius. This is usually how she setups her or triggers a long-range fear. | |
| Long range shadow missile | If it hits, she can recast to fly to you. If you die shortly after being hit, the cooldown resets completely. It is her main playmaking tool. |
Respect
- !The Fear Bar →If her bar is red, any ability—including the instant —will fear you. Never all-in her while this is up unless you can outrange her.
- !Dashing champions→If you dash near her, you give her Gloom stacks. This lets her spam her fear way more often than usual. High-mobility champs actually make her stronger.
- !Long-range snipes→She can join a fight from two screens away. If you are low HP under tower, stay moving; if she hits , you are likely dead.
- !Burst combo at Level 6→ into feared into + deals massive damage. She can 100-0 most squishies if she has Ignite.
Punish
- +Fear bar is empty→This is your 15-20s window to trade. Without her fear, she has zero reliable self-peel and is extremely vulnerable to all-ins.
- +is on cooldown (13s+)→She loses her best way to slow you and mark you with Gloom from a distance. If she misses this, her is much easier to dodge.
- +is on cooldown (16s+)→She has no shield and no instant fear. This is the best time for junglers to gank or for you to dive her.
- +She uses fear on the wave→Vex often uses her empowered to clear minions. The moment she wastes the fear on the wave, jump on her.
Laning Tips
- •Keep an eye on her resource bar. If it's not red/glowing, she cannot fear you.
- •Stand outside of the minion wave. This forces her to choose between hitting you with or pushing the wave.
- •If you have a dash, save it. Using it unnecessarily just gives her more damage and faster fear resets via .
- •Stay at max health. Vex struggles to kill from 100% without a lead, but she is an expert at executing targets below 70% with .
- •Her grows in size the further it travels; stay closer to her to make the radius smaller and easier to sidestep.
- •Buy early Magic Resist (like Null-Magic Mantle). Vex relies on flat magic penetration to one-shot targets.
Teamfight Warning
- âš Don't bunch up in chokepoints. A single empowered or can fear your entire team.
- âš If you see her heading toward a low-HP ally, get ready to peel her the moment she lands. She's squishy once she dives in.
- âš Stop her reset chain. If she kills someone with , she gets to cast it again for free. Use Zhonyas or shields to deny the kill.
- âš Vision is key. Vex loves to sit in fog of war and fish for snipes on unsuspecting carries.
- âš Champions with spell shields (Sivir, Nocturne) or Cleanse/QSS can ruin her dive by removing the fear or blocking the mark.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached