How to win lane as Vex against Mel · 53.42% win rate over 1,097 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vex | Level 1 favours Vex since point-click Gloom poke beats her skillshot Q. |
| Level 2 | Vex | Level 2 stays Vex-favoured as you deny her Overwhelm stacking safely. |
| Level 3 | Vex | Level 3 favours Vex with Gloom-Q out-ranging Radiant Volley trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vex | Levels 4-5 favour Vex as your burst threatens her outside reflect windows. |
| Level 6 | Vex | Level 6 is Vex-favoured because R times around her W to burst her down. |
| First item | Vex | First item favours Vex since Fear one-shot beats her sustain once past Rebuttal. |
| Two+ items | Vex | 2+ items is Vex-favoured as you delete an immobile Mel from range. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: your point-and-click Gloom poke chips Mel while she has to aim Radiant Volley (Q), so build your passive and deny her early stacks.
The full Vex vs Mel report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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