Mid Matchup

Vex vs Hwei

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Vex

Vex

the Gloomist
Mid
Vex Mid Overall Win Rate
52.25%

Matchup Win Rate

47.0%
Vex vs Hwei Wins
⚔
53.0%
Hwei vs Vex Wins
Hwei

Hwei

the Visionary
Mid
Hwei Mid Overall Win Rate
50.57%

Vex vs Hwei - Mid Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Vex Mid vs Hwei Mid - Who is stronger?

Vex Mid has trouble against Hwei (47.0% win rate) based on 486 games. This is a tough matchup for Vex players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Vex Mid vs Hwei Mid in patch 15.16 (25.16), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 65.7% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

With 3.0% popularity, Vex constantly encounters meta-dominant Hwei (4.3%, 18th place out of 61 Mid champions). Understanding how to play against this popular champion becomes essential for consistent Vex performance in the current patch. Surprising upset: Despite Vex's higher tier rating, Hwei wins 53.0% of encounters. This suggests Hwei's kit specifically counters Vex's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Strong champion, tough matchup: Despite Vex's impressive 52.3% overall win rate, this specific matchup against Hwei presents unique challenges requiring focused practice. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Electrocute + Taste of Blood combination (49.2% win rate) plus optimal itemization Luden's Companion, Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Sorcerer's Shoes boosts your chances from 47.0% to 65.7% - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Vex faces both matchup (46.96%) and farming disadvantages (5.85 vs 6.02/min). With a 0.17 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Outclassed across the board: Hwei leads in both matchup win rate (53.0%) and damage (947 vs 821/min). Vex must seek alternative win conditions through macro play and team coordination. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (2.40) with 47.0% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Vex vs Hwei - Mid Stats Comparison

Vex Mid
Vex Mid		Versus
Hwei Mid
Hwei Mid
A+TierB+
47.0%Matchup Winrate53.0%
52.25%Role Winrate50.57%
#11Winrate Rank#34
3.0%Pickrate4.3%
2.4Average KDA2.4
422Gold per Minute397
5.85CS/Min6.02
0.38Wards per Minute0.36
821Damage per Minute947

How to Beat Hwei as Vex (Mid)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

The magic damage that Vex deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Hwei deals primarily magic damage (92.00%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Hwei, ranking 54th (versus 57th for Vex) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly.

Key aspects of the Vex Mid versus Hwei Mid matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Vex player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Hwei player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Vex vs Hwei: Mid Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
45.6% Win Rate78.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
53.3% Win Rate21.0% Pick Rate

Vex vs Hwei: Mid Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) health (based on level)

Cooldown: 20s

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

49.2% Win Rate77.6% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Electrocute
Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Damage: 70 - 240 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) damage.
Cooldown: 20s

'We called them the Thunderlords, for to speak of their lightning was to invite disaster.'

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3s deals bonus adaptive da…

Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP) health (based on level)

Cooldown: 20s

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected. In game modes where vision Trinkets do not exist, instead gain 3 Summoner Spell Haste.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Ultimate Hunter
Ultimate Hunter Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Ultimate Hunter

Your ultimate gains 6 Ability Haste, plus an additional 5 Ability Haste per Bou…

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

49.2% Win Rate77.6% Pick Rate

Vex vs Hwei: Mid Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
52.0% Win Rate94.0% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
52.0% Win Rate87.9% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
50.4% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
44.9% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
54.1% Win Rate24.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Void Staff
Void Staff (3000 gold) 95 Ability Power
40% Magic Penetration
51.3% Win Rate23.5% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Amplifying Tome
Amplifying Tome (400 gold) 20 Ability Power
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
68.6% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
61.3% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
61.3% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
52.0% Win Rate87.9% Pick Rate
Core Build
Lost Chapter
Lost Chapter (1200 gold) 40 Ability Power
300 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Enlighten
Levelling up restores 20% max Mana over 3 seconds.
->
Luden's Companion
Luden's Companion (2850 gold) 100 Ability Power
600 Mana
10 Ability Haste
Fire
Damaging Abilities fire 6 Shots that deal bonus magic damage to the target and nearby enemies. Remaining Shots fire on the primary target, dealing 20% damage.
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
65.7% Win Rate1.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
79.2% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate
Other Items
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
53.5% Win Rate22.7% Pick Rate
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
52.5% Win Rate7.7% Pick Rate
Banshee's Veil
Banshee's Veil (3000 gold) 105 Ability Power
40 Magic Resist
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
56.6% Win Rate5.5% Pick Rate
Mejai's Soulstealer
Mejai's Soulstealer (1500 gold) 20 Ability Power
100 Health
Glory
Takedowns grant Glory, up to 25. 10 Glory is lost on death.
Gain 5 Ability Power per Glory and 10% Move Speed at 10 or higher Glory.
79.2% Win Rate3.8% Pick Rate
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon (2950 gold) 75 Ability Power
350 Health
15 Ability Haste
Grievous Wounds
Dealing magic damage to champions applies 40% Wounds for 3 seconds.
51.2% Win Rate3.7% Pick Rate
Malignance
Malignance (2700 gold) 85 Ability Power
600 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Scorn
Gain 20 Ultimate Ability Haste.
Hatefog
Damaging a champion with your Ultimate burns the ground beneath them for 3s, dealing magic damage per second and reducing their Magic Resist.
47.8% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
Cryptbloom
Cryptbloom (2850 gold) 60 Ability Power
30% Magic Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Life from Death
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, a nova spreads from their corpse that heals.
59.7% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate

Vex vs Hwei: Mid Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Q
Mistral Bolt Launch a damaging missile that accelerates mid-flight.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Personal Space Gain a shield and damage nearby enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Looming Darkness Summon a damaging and slowing zone that applies Gloom to enemies.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Shadow Surge Fire a missile that marks an enemy champion. Recast to dash to them and deal damage.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
46.6% Win Rate62.6% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
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R
Q
Mistral Bolt Launch a damaging missile that accelerates mid-flight.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Personal Space Gain a shield and damage nearby enemies.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Looming Darkness Summon a damaging and slowing zone that applies Gloom to enemies.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Shadow Surge Fire a missile that marks an enemy champion. Recast to dash to them and deal damage.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
66.1% Win Rate1.0% Pick Rate

Playing Against Hwei

  • Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
  • Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
  • After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Vex Mid other Matchups

Vex
+6.4%
Akali

Vex vs Akali

Vex
+5.1%
Yone

Vex vs Yone

Vex
+4.5%
LeBlanc

Vex vs LeBlanc

Vex
+4.4%
Xerath

Vex vs Xerath

Vex
+4.0%
Syndra

Vex vs Syndra

Vex
+3.9%
Twisted Fate

Vex vs Twisted Fate

Vex
+3.9%
Mel

Vex vs Mel

Vex
+3.8%
Malzahar

Vex vs Malzahar

Vex
+3.2%
Galio

Vex vs Galio

Vex
+2.9%
Ahri

Vex vs Ahri

Vex
+2.1%
Ekko

Vex vs Ekko

Vex
+1.8%
Diana

Vex vs Diana

Vex
+1.5%
Lux

Vex vs Lux

Vex
+1.3%
Sylas

Vex vs Sylas

Vex
+1.1%
Zed

Vex vs Zed

Vex
+1.0%
Yasuo

Vex vs Yasuo

Vex
+1.0%
Veigar

Vex vs Veigar

Vex
-1.4%
Orianna

Vex vs Orianna

Vex
-1.4%
Katarina

Vex vs Katarina

Vex
-1.6%
Fizz

Vex vs Fizz

Vex
-1.7%
Aurora

Vex vs Aurora

Vex
-2.2%
Viktor

Vex vs Viktor

Vex
-2.7%
Azir

Vex vs Azir

Vex
-4.0%
Annie

Vex vs Annie