How to win lane as Vex against Zed · 53.47% win rate over 2,495 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vex | You match his level 1 range and win any point-blank step-up with Q. |
| Level 2 | Vex | At level 2 your W already threatens to interrupt his early shadow engage. |
| Level 3 | Vex | Level 3 gives you E fear plus passive to punish every W-swap he attempts. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vex | Through 4-5 his dash-based all-ins keep feeding your passive interrupt. |
| Level 6 | Vex | At 6 your W and E fully counter his Death Mark dive and let you kill him first. |
| First item | Vex | With first item you out-burst him inside his own ult window. |
| Two+ items | Vex | At two items your fear and R shut his shadow engages down every fight. |
Zed wants to Q-poke you from range, but his shurikens are slow and telegraphed, so stand behind minions and answer with Q (Mistral Bolt); at point blank your W deters any early shadow engage.
The full Vex vs Zed 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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