Heya! I'm no challenger, but an average league player like you. But i have plenty of experience with Vex and midlane in general, and I'd love to share it with you.


Vex is a fun and easy-to-learn champion.
You may find attractive her design, the ability to show hyper mobile assassins their proper place, or just lore, and in all cases it would be a good decision to start playing her.
Once you actually get good at her, you will barely have any losing matchups. Remember that failures are a part of learning! It will always be worth to play Vex. (Unless rito nerfs her every single button :P)

Vex is a pretty straight-forward champion that doesnt have a complicated kit. However, there are still a few tricks you can learn.



Here's a short list of general things you must remember at all times.

• Don't mindlessly use Doom 'n Gloom, if there's a chance your lane opponent engages on you, or you get ganked.
• If you can't see enemy botlane/jungle on the map for a while, respect this and don't engage.
• If you can't see your lane opponent for a while, find out where they are and/or ping them missing.

My personal favorite! This combo catches ~90% players off-guard. You can use it to flash over walls and surprise your enemies, or to finish a low-hp enemy in lane. Make sure u have Doom 'n Gloom up!


This is your main early game trading combo with Electrocute against melee matchups and the main reason to level up Looming Darkness first. You can use it lvl 1 when your opponent is trying to cs their first minions, it procs Electrocute and deals significant damage. Most players expect you to upgrade Mistral Bolt first.


This is actually really important. The issue is, your Shadow Surge... is slow. If you randomly cast it in lane, there's a high chance your opponent will just dodge or fall back to their turret.

When you want to cast Shadow Surge on someone within Looming Darkness or Mistral Bolt range, ALWAYS FEAR THEM FIRST.

This is something that may seem complicated at first, but will help you a lot in lane once you understand it.

What i'm talking about is a concept of observing enemy behavior to create an effecient strategy.

This works best with champions like Lux, Katarina which can have various playstyles and ways of utilizing their kit in lane.

Imagine yourself in the following situation.
You are Vex against a Lux in lane. Lux is in range of your Looming Darkness. You cast it; how will she dodge? Does she move backwards, left, right, or towards you? Did she start moving immediately when you cast Looming Darkness, or she took a second to realize being attacked?

All of this are patterns you should notice and remember.
Does Lux dodge your abilities by moving towards you? Next time, cast your Looming Darkness a bit closer to yourself to catch her.
Does Katarina Shunpo backwards to escape your abilities? Next time, try to cast your Looming Darkness slightly behind her.

And the list goes on. When you start noticing those small things people tend to do, you will hit your abilities much easier.