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How to Win Gragas vs Vex Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Gragas

based on 1,105 Gragas vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Gragas battled Vex in 1105 rounds. Having so many games with Gragas vs Vex gives us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to counter your enemy. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Gragas encounters Vex in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a below average job of beating Vex. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs fight each other in. In Gragas against Vex games, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Gragas vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rod of AgesLich BaneLuden's CompanionHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vex as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Vex

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Gragas vs Vex Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Vex Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
7.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
104
< Minions Killed >
159
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,381
< Physical Damage >
1,494
17,865
< Magic Damage >
22,829
614
< True Damage >
858
19,861
< Damage Dealt >
25,181
30,163
< Damage Taken >
19,583
11,305
< Gold Earned >
11,646
1.46
< Towers >
1.8
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,419
< Total Healing >
2,206
14,016
< Experience >
14,202
21
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
412
< Time Dealing CC >
551

How to Counter Vex with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Gragas against Vex matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Gragas normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Vex

Who is Better, Gragas or Vex?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Vex, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes a bad counter for Vex.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Vex.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Vex. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Vex.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Gragas, we analyzed 1,105 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vex as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas on average gets less CS compared to Vex. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Gragas versus Vex build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Vex than with many other common builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Vex with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Vex as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Gragas vs Vex clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

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