Swain Mid
HardWin Rate43.0%
Games179
Champion Counters
Vex Counters
Find Vex counters, difficult matchups and champions Vex performs well against.
Mid Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against5
Strong Against5
Best CounterSwain (43.0%)
Best MatchupRiven (60.2%)
A Current tier: A Mid — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Vex
Win rate shown from Vex's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Gwen Mid
HardWin Rate44.1%
Games238
Ziggs Mid
HardWin Rate44.3%
Games167
Pantheon Mid
HardWin Rate44.6%
Games193
Cho'Gath Mid
HardWin Rate44.6%
Games121
Strong Against — Champions Vex Counters
Riven Mid
EasyWin Rate60.2%
Games108
Gangplank Mid
EasyWin Rate58.2%
Games141
Yone Mid
EasyWin Rate57.4%
Games2,356
Qiyana Mid
EasyWin Rate56.1%
Games1,080
Azir Mid
EasyWin Rate56.1%
Games410
All Vex Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain | Mid | Counter | 43.0% | 179 | — |
| Gwen | Mid | Counter | 44.1% | 238 | — |
| Ziggs | Mid | Counter | 44.3% | 167 | — |
| Pantheon | Mid | Counter | 44.6% | 193 | — |
| Cho'Gath | Mid | Counter | 44.6% | 121 | — |
| Riven | Mid | Favorable | 60.2% | 108 | Matchup |
| Gangplank | Mid | Favorable | 58.2% | 141 | — |
| Yone | Mid | Favorable | 57.4% | 2,356 | Matchup |
| Qiyana | Mid | Favorable | 56.1% | 1,080 | — |
| Azir | Mid | Favorable | 56.1% | 410 | Matchup |
How to Use Vex Counter Data
This page tracks every meaningful Vex counter in League of Legends for the MID role, built from real ranked matchup statistics rather than opinion. The toughest lane opponents at the moment are Sion, Brand, Annie: against them Vex posts its lowest win rates in the current data set. The single strongest counter is Sion, where Vex wins just 44.4% of 126 recorded games. On the flip side, Vex performs well into Riven, Jayce, Yone, making them safer picks to face.
Each card shows the win rate from Vex’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, so the numbers reflect the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Vex build for the strongest items and runes, or the Vex champion page for abilities and full details.
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Vex Counters — FAQ
Swain is currently the strongest counter to Vex — Vex wins only 43.0% of 179 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Vex performs best against Riven, winning 60.2% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.