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How to Beat Vex

Underground · Level 22 · 3 Arcade Machines
MEDIUM Level 20-24
"A... visitor? No. No no no. Visitors don't come here. Only errors. Are you an error?"

Vex is a gatekeeper boss, not a main district boss, which means fewer arcade machines to clear beforehand and a tighter time window to prep your team. He's a glitching AI trapped in Underground static — mechanically, that translates to unpredictable energy steals and a Chrome-type signature that reflects damage back at you. The right team makes Vex trivial. The wrong team makes him a brick wall.

THE THREAT

Vex's signature Data Phantom is a Chrome type, which means up to 10% of your damage bounces back. If your main is already low on HP, one big triple-attack spin can kill you from the reflect alone. He also drains energy at unpredictable intervals, so sitting on 6 energy for a jackpot turn rarely works — he'll steal it before you can spend it.

Recommended Team Against Vex

Team composition wins this fight before the first spin. Here's the 1 Main + 3 Support build that counters Vex's specific mechanics:

MAIN Iron
Iron mains get +15% attack. You want burst here, not sustain — long fights give Vex more chances to drain your energy.
SUPPORT 1 Copper
Double-important against Vex because he steals energy. Two Coppers isn't overkill here — if your pool goes empty, you lose.
SUPPORT 2 Copper
Second Copper. Seriously. The energy drain is the real boss mechanic.
SUPPORT 3 Silver
One heal active as an emergency reset. You'll probably only need it once.

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Reel Strategy

Bet Tier 4 early and often. Vex's match chance is close to yours — you need the guaranteed double plus the 1.25x amplifier to push past his Chrome reflect.

Never sit on 6 energy. Spend it as soon as you have it. Any energy above 4 is energy Vex might steal, and stolen energy is worse than spent energy.

Avoid Tier 6 jackpots. They feel good but they're slow to set up, and Vex's drain turn is the first thing he does when your pool gets full.

If you're new to energy tiers, read the slot-reel battle system explainer first.

5 Tips to Beat Vex

1
Reforge your Iron starter Scraplet before the fight if you can. A reforged Iron main with +15% attack shreds Chrome reflects because the math works in your favor.
2
Don't use Gold supporters. Forced crits have higher reflect damage, and Vex's Data Phantom is already eating your big hits — you'll kill yourself.
3
Use your Copper supporter's active when you're at 2 energy or less, not when you're at 0. Waiting until zero means a full turn spinning Tier 1 while Vex attacks.
4
Pop Silver's heal at exactly the moment Vex's first support dies. He escalates attack damage after losing a support, and that's when your main will drop.
5
Watch the energy bar, not the HP bar. Against Vex, HP is secondary. If your energy pool dies, your main dies right after.
COMMON MISTAKE

Building a Chrome team to mirror Vex's type. Same-type teams trade into each other flat, and Vex's drain means you'll lose the energy war. Iron beats him; Chrome draws with him.

Signature Threat: Data Phantom

Data Phantom
Data Phantom
Chrome Type · Vex's signature

Data Phantom reflects 10% of incoming damage. This means a clean 200-damage triple sends 20 damage back at you — not much. But a 400-damage amplified triple sends 40 back, and if your main is already at 50 HP that finishes you. Watch your own HP before every big spin.

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