the Gloomist

Vex Build

DifficultyLow

Role

Mage

Lane

Mid

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Vex Win Rate, Pick Rate, Ban Rate & Tier

Stats: League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official stats (All ranks / Diamond+ / Master+ / Challenger / Rift Apex), as of 2026-10-13

MidMid
Rank tier	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Ban Rate	Tier
All ranks	50.0%	2.2%#27	1.0%	D
Diamond+	50.0%	2.1%#30	0.4%	D
Master+	49.9%	2.0%#31	0.3%	D
Challenger	47.1%	1.8%#34	0.1%	D
Rift Apex	50.5%	1.9%#33	0.1%	D

The tier list shows Master+ figures by default.

Popular Vex builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-10-07. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1MidWin rate 55.27%Picks 1,795

Runes

Build 2MidWin rate 53.91%Picks 6,812

Runes

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

Ult

Max Skill 1 first for its damage and range, then Skill 2, which provides your shield and area damage.

Vex Strengths

✓A strong counter to dash-heavy, mobile champions
✓Fear from the passive
✓Long-range engage from out of vision with Ult

Vex Weaknesses

×Impact drops sharply if Ult misses
×Little sustained damage once skills are spent
×Fragile and exposed while the Fear gauge is empty

Vex Early Game

When your lane opponent dashes or blinks carelessly, punish them with the passive's bonus damage. Keep the Fear gauge glowing red. Pressure the enemy while clearing the wave safely.

Vex Mid Game

Once you learn Ult, you can engage from out of vision. Roam often and land Ult on the enemy ADC or mage. If the feared AoE burst picks up the kill, the game can snowball from there.

Vex Late Game

Your late-game role is to use Ult's kill reset to take down the enemy backline one after another. Diving in without a plan and without a defensive item like Zhonya's Hourglass gets you focused and killed. Pick your moment carefully.

Vex Teamfights

The moment the enemy focuses on your frontline is your opening. Dive their carry with Ult from a blind spot, put up your shield, and fear them with the passive-empowered attack. Your role is to cause chaos in the middle of their formation and break it apart.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Engaging with the passive Fear gauge empty

Vex's biggest weapon is the reliable Fear from her passive. Spending the passive on minion waves and then diving into a teamfight with Ult while the gauge is empty is dangerous. You provide no CC, and a fragile mage simply dies alone. From level 5 on, look at the gauge under your feet before any Ult engage. Make sure it is glowing red and the Fear is ready.

Vex Combos

All-in Combo

Dive in with Ult, then fear them with the passive-empowered auto and clean up.

Ult

Ult(Recast)

Vex Skills

Passive

Doom 'n Gloom

⏳ 22s

Every 22 ((Lv)) seconds Vex becomes afflicted with Doom, causing her next basic Ability to interrupt dashes and Fear enemies for 0.75 seconds.
Whenever a nearby enemy dashes or blinks, Vex marks them with Gloom for 6 seconds. Vex's next Attack against a Gloomed enemy deals an additional 26 magic damage (26(Lv) + 25%AP) and reduces this Ability's Cooldown by 25%.
Non-champion targets take 40% ((Lv)) damage and refund 10% of this Ability's Cooldown.

Skill 1

Mistral Bolt

⏳ 7s

Vex Launches a wave of mist that deals 60 magic damage (60 + 65%AP). After a delay, the wave becomes smaller and faster.
Consumes Gloom on enemies hit.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	7	6	5	4
Cost	50	55	60	65
Base Damage	60	120	180	240

Skill 2

Personal Space

⏳ 18s

Vex gains a 50 Shield (50 + 70%AP) for 2.5 seconds and emits a shockwave that deals 65 magic damage (65 + 30%AP).
Consumes Gloom on enemies hit.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cooldown	18	16	14	12
Shield	50	85	120	155
Base Damage	65	120	175	230

Skill 3

Looming Darkness

⏳ 13s

Vex commands Shadow to fly to a location. Upon arriving, it deals 50 magic damage (50 + 40%AP) and Slows by 30% for 2 seconds.
Applies Gloom to enemies hit.
Enemies Feared by this Ability move away from the center rather than from Vex. The size of the affected area increases the further Vex casts this from herself.

Details	LVL 1	LVL 2	LVL 3	LVL 4
Cost	80	90	100	110
Base Damage	50	80	110	140
AP Ratio	40%	45%	50%	55%
Slow	30%	35%	40%	45%

Ult

Shadow Surge

⏳ 80s

Shadow excitedly surges forward, dealing 75 magic damage (75 + 20%AP) and marking the first enemy champion hit for 4 seconds.
Recast: Dash to the marked champion, dealing 150 magic damage (150 + 50%AP) on arrival.
If the marked champion dies within 6 seconds of taking damage from this Ability, its cooldown is temporarily reset.