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Vex
Patch 16.3.1
MidDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Find a pick on a priority target (ADC/Mid) using , dive in with ready to fear the surrounding team, and use the resets to clear the remaining low-health enemies.
Playstyle
An anti-mobility burst mage that excels at punishing dash-heavy champions and diving into the backline to trigger chain-kill resets.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Hard-counters mobility with interrupting dashes and refunding cooldowns
- +Extreme long-range pick potential and engage with
- +Incredible AOE crowd control in teamfights when is primed
- +Strong waveclear and priority once is level 9
Weaknesses
- -Completely reliant on hitting to reach backline targets
- -Extremely vulnerable and immobile when is on cooldown
- -Damage falls off significantly against heavy MR/Tank compositions
- -Short effective range on basic abilities without her ultimate
Abilities
Your red bar is everything. When full, your next ability fears and stops dashes. Basic attacks or abilities on 'Gloomed' enemies (enemies that dashed or were hit by ) pop for damage and give you 25% of your fear bar back. Don't waste the fear on minions.
A missile that starts wide and slow, then speeds up and narrows. Use this to pop Gloom marks from a distance. In lane, try to line up the wave to hit the enemy champion at the same time.
Instant AOE shield and damage. This is your primary defensive tool. If an assassin like Zed or LeBlanc jumps on you, with ready is an instant, unmissable fear.
A shadow zone that grows in size the further you throw it. It slows and applies Gloom marks. This is your best tool for long-range fears or setting up a guaranteed hit.
A long-range snipe. If it hits, you can recast to dash to the target. If the target dies within 6 seconds of being hit by , the cooldown resets completely. This allows for massive cleanup plays.
Teamfight Role
Follow-up Diver and Disruptor
Wait for your tank to engage or an enemy carry to misstep. Use to enter the fray, landing a massive Fear with . You want to maximize your AOE damage while using your shield to survive the initial burst.
If the enemy has a hyper-carry like Master Yi or Katarina, hold your and specifically to peel them off your own ADC.
Combos
Standard Lane Poke
-> -> Auto
Throw to slow and mark them, then follow with a fast . The auto-attack procs the Gloom mark for extra damage and passive refund.
The Assassination
-> (Recast) -> -> ->
Ensure is ready before taking the dash. The instantly fears the target upon your arrival, making the rest of your kit impossible to dodge.
Flash Teamfight Engage
(Ready) -> Flash -> -> ->
Use this when the enemy is clumped. A Flash-instilled Fear from can hit 3-5 people instantly, winning the fight before it starts.
Anti-Dash Counter
(Ready) -> Wait for Dash -> -> -> Auto
Perfect for Yasuo or Irelia. Let them dash to you, interrupt them mid-air with 's fear, then burst them while they are CC'd.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 3 | You have access to your full basic rotation and the shield from , making you very hard to out-trade for most mid laners. |
| Level 6 | Your kill pressure jumps from zero to hero. You can now roam to bot lane and impact the map with . |
| Level 9 | With maxed, you can one-shot caster minions, allowing you to shove and look for snipes. |
| Level 11 | Second point in lowers the cooldown significantly, and teamfights occur more often where your AOE shines. |
| Level 16 | Max rank has a massive reset window and huge base damage, making you a cleanup monster in late-game sieges. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can see your bar under your health. If it's red, don't waste it on a minion unless you absolutely need to clear the wave.
- •The travel speed of is fast, but the hitbox is narrow. Try to fire it from out of vision (Fog of War) to reduce reaction time.
- •When you recast , you can actually cast mid-air just before you land to ensure the fear procs the millisecond you arrive.
- •Auto-attacking marked enemies is mandatory. It reduces your cooldown by 25% per mark; this is how you get multiple fears in one fight.
- • grows larger the further it goes. Use max-range to catch multiple enemies in tight corridors like the jungle.
- •If you hit a target with and they Zhonya's, wait. Time your recast so you arrive just as their stasis ends.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using recast without ready→You fly into the enemy team with no CC, get focused, and die instantly before your shield can save you.
- ✕Spamming for poke while is up→You waste your fear on a single Q that might miss, leaving you defenseless against an enemy engage for the next 20 seconds.
- ✕Ignoring the reset timer on →You might hesitate to recast on a low-health target, losing the reset and your primary mobility tool.
- ✕Using too close to yourself→The radius is very small at close range, making it easy for enemies to sidestep and avoid the Gloom mark.
- ✕Tunnel-visioning on the backline→Sometimes the best play is to stay back and use to peel your own ADC from a diver rather than suiciding for a trade.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.3.1 • Generated