Vex Top build for patch 16.11, generated from current-patch ranked Emerald+ games. Below: comp-aware build path, runes, top 10 bans for the matchup, and how Vex wins.
Vex is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 52.5% win rate, 0.1% pick rate, 650 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Vex spikes hardest in the mid game around the two-to-three-item mark — that is the window to force fights and objectives.
How Vex wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Vex tips the fight, and sieging objectives and turrets with sustained pressure. The kit grades 8/10 teamfighting, 7/10 siege, 7/10 waveclear. Play around where Vex is thin, disengage and split-push (3/10, 2/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, which holds a 50.0% win rate across 40 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.
The build Vex Top players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Vex is also played in these other roles this patch.
Take Vex into the Team Builder to plan around every pick, or check the Tier List to see exactly where Vex ranks this patch.