Vex vs Vladimir Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Mid lane: Vex the mage, Vladimir the mage/fighter hybrid. Over 648 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Vex closes out 46.9% of them. A deficit of 3.1 points is what earns Vladimir its counter flag in this matchup.
A missed Shadow Surge from Vex hands Vladimir the window to land Sanguine Pool. The pressure spikes when Shadow Surge and Hemoplague come online together. One spends Mana and the other Crimson Rush, which changes how long each can keep poking.
With both sitting in ranged range (550 against 450), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Shared damage type here — mixed for Vex as well as Vladimir. The stat sheet reads 590 HP and 23 armour for Vex against 600 and 24 for Vladimir. Late-game bases read 2358 health / 99 armour for Vex and 2470 / 100 for Vladimir. There is a movement gap too: 335 for Vex, 330 for Vladimir.
Read 46.9% as a trend: 648 games is useful, not final.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Vladimir has the statistical edge. Vex wins 46.9% of the recorded games.
46.9% from Vex's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
648 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Vex build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Vex build page.