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Vex Vexus-3-3-1

Vex is a versatile hero who excels at ganking and pushing. His ability to teleport across the map at any time adds strategic dimensions to any team.

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Hero Stats (Max Level)

Attack Damage
88.8
Attack Range
500
Health
1730
Mana
590

Hero Abilities

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Swarm Shot
85

Vex fires missiles in a direction, dealing damage and applying a movement speed slow.

Cooldown: 6 Seconds
Vorbis Seekers
115

Vex activates to damage three nearby enemies over time. The ability deals bonus damage if there is only one target.

Cooldown: 11 Seconds
Anti-Matter Shield
75

Vex targets an ally to cleanse all stuns and slows, granting a shield that provides resistance to stuns and slows for a short duration.

Cooldown: 15 Seconds
Orbital Drop
120

Vex teleports, dealing damage and stunning enemies for a brief moment. Channeling the ability will be interrupted by taking damage.

Cooldown: 80 Seconds

Vex Builds

  • Global Ganker
  • Support
  • Tank

Role Global Ganking, Hybrid Utility

Playstyle This is an active play style that constantly looks to be useful around the map. Start collecting Scythe charges quickly with Warp boots and Orbital Drop. The activate-able items will provide synergy with spells offensively and defensively. Ample cooldown reduction aids in the constant casting of items and spells. You will be well-rounded and require perceptive play that benefits from consistent casting and awareness.

Recommended Items

Reaper's Scythe
1500
6 Power
1.0 Mana/sec
Each kill/assist grants 3.0 Power and 30 Health. One charge is lost upon death. While at max charges (5), grants a bonus 10 Movement Speed.
Ages: Increases max charges by 2.
Warp Boots
1735
Grants Movement Speed
85 Movement Speed

Activate: Target allied unit or building to teleport there. Upon arriving, gain 80 movespeed for 3 seconds.
Cursed Wand
2825
16 Power
60 Mana
+10 Power

Activate: Target an enemy to reduce their Resistance by 35 and slow them by 30% for 4 seconds.
Restraint: Increases the percent of the slow effect by 10.
Runed Scepter
2365
1.0 Mana/sec
6 Power
6 Power
15% Cooldown Reduction
+95 Mana
Empowerment: Each spell cast increases your Power by 3 for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
Windrush
2190
60 Mana
6 Power
6 Power
+10 Movement Speed.

Activate: provide 100 Movement Speed to nearby allies for a 4 seconds.
Diligence: Decrease cooldown by 5 seconds.
Wizard's Hourglass
4970
27 Power
230 Health
+15 Power
+25% Cooldown Reduction
Siphoning: Grants 5% Magic Lifesteal.
Hexbane
5040
27 Power
230 Health
Activate: applies Transfigured to target for 2.5 seconds.

Transfigured enemies cannot attack or use abilities.
Restraint: Grants a slow effect of 25% while the target is Transfigured.

Ability Level Order

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Tortus

Tortus will provide useful survivability that may be required if Anti-Matter shield has been used on allies. Vex can react with his bag of tricks if Tortus helps him survive enemy focus.

Role Support, Pusher

Playstyle This Vex build focuses on split pushing lanes and sustained damage. Make sure to teleport around the map to provide allies with mana and to quickly reinforce the brawler waves.

Recommended Items

Archmage's Ring
2040
6 Power
85 Health
60 Mana
+50 Mana

Activate: restore mana equal to 20% of your Max Mana to nearby allies.
Warp Boots
1735
Grants Movement Speed
85 Movement Speed

Activate: Target allied unit or building to teleport there. Upon arriving, gain 80 movespeed for 3 seconds.
Crystalline Shiv
2205
6 Power
6 Power
1.0 Mana/sec
Grants up to 20 Power and up to 2 Mana/sec based on how full your health bar is.
Perfection: When at full hp, increases Power by 10.
Soulstealer
3965
27 Power
60 Mana
+100 Mana
25% Magic Lifesteal. Half for area of effect abilities.
Dominion: Each unit killed grants you 0.5 Power. Stacks up to 20 times. These stacks are lost if you die.
Inferno Brand
4715
27 Power
85 Health
2.0 Mana/sec
+10 Resistance
Passively deals 25 Magic damage/sec to enemies in a 500 radius.
Focus: Increases damage done by 10 but decrease area of effect by 150.
Wizard's Hourglass
4970
27 Power
230 Health
+15 Power
+25% Cooldown Reduction
Siphoning: Grants 5% Magic Lifesteal.
Power Conduit
5505
27 Power
120 Mana
230 Health
+29 Power
Kills and assists restore 25% of your Mana over 2.5 seconds.

Ability Level Order

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Mystik

Mystik's damage amplification and bonus mana greatly helps Vex.

Role Tank, Sustained Damage

Playstyle Need a tank on the team but none of you are melee heroes? This Vex build will allow just that while still providing some damage. The key to this build is to constantly be moving and activating vorbis seekers in a fight while poking in auto attacks. The spellsteal from Soul Stealer will constantly be keeping Vex alive as he dishes out plenty of AoE damage.

Recommended Items

Thundercaller
2925
2 Health/sec
1.0 Mana/sec
15 Attack Speed
Every 5 attacks will cause chain lightning for 60 Magic damage, bouncing up to 7 times.

Deals 150% damage to non-hero units.
Fortune: Decreased hits to trigger by 1.
Inertia Boots
1665
Grants Movement Speed
65 Movement Speed
+250 Health

Activate: remove all stuns/slows and provide 50% stun/slow reduction for 2 seconds.
Inferno Brand
4690
27 Power
85 Health
3.8 Health/sec
+10 Resistance
Passively deals 25 Magic damage/sec to enemies in a 500 radius.
Everwinter Charm
3095
230 Health
120 Mana
+5 Resistance

Activate: slow nearby enemies and deal 65 Magic damage to them.
Soulstealer
3665
16 Power
230 Health
+100 Mana
25% Magic Lifesteal. Half for area of effect abilities.
Defense: Grants 10 Resistance but removes 100 Mana.
Iceforged Plate
4625
380 Health
85 Health
3.8 Health/sec
+15 Resistance
+30 Mitigation
Enemies that attack you have their attack speed slowed by 20%.
Guardian Helm
4595
230 Health
230 Health
3.8 Health/sec
+40 Resistance
20% of Magic damage is healed back over time.

Ability Level Order

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Topps

Topps will help control Vex's area with Tremble and also provide some much needed Power.

Vex Media

Vex Lore

Vexus 3-3-1 has a past shrouded in mystery. It is believed he originated from the mysterious cybernetic plane called Vorbis. Little else is known about Vex except for his strength in combat and his cold, calculating mentality. Vex has one overriding directive: to seek and destroy; and it plays out gloriously and mercilessly on the field of battle.