How to beat Vayne

Common role: ADC

A hyper-carry marksman who shreds tanks with true damage and rolls to reposition.

What makes Vayne dangerous

Vayne's Silver Bolts deal percent-max-health true damage every third hit, melting tanks and squishies alike. Her Q roll repositions and can reset her bolts, her E stuns you against walls, and her ultimate grants stealth and bonus damage. She's weak early but a monstrous late-game duelist.

How to play against Vayne

• 1Punish her early — Vayne is one of the weakest lane ADCs before items. All-in her botlane in the first 10 minutes with an aggressive support.
• 2Keep her away from walls — her E (Condemn) stuns only if it knocks you into terrain. Fight in open areas to avoid the stun.
• 3Blow up her positioning: she's melee-range on her carry pattern and very squishy. Hard CC or an assassin catches her before her ult stealth resets.
• 4Don't try to out-tank her — her true damage ignores armor. Kill her fast or peel her out of the fight instead.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Very weak early game and short attack range.
• ✓Squishy with only her roll for defense.
• ✓E only stuns near walls — open ground denies it.
• ✓Falls apart if caught before she can kite.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Vayne's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Chasseresse nocturne

  Vayne traque sans relâche les êtres malfaisants, gagnant de la vitesse de déplacement vers les champions ennemis proches.

• Q
  Roulade

  Vayne fait une roulade et se positionne pour mieux viser. Sa prochaine attaque inflige des dégâts supplémentaires.

  Strong: a roll that repositions and can reset her bolts. Weak: short range and she's melee-range on her pattern — CC her mid-roll.

• W
  Carreaux d'argent

  Vayne trempe ses carreaux dans de l'argent, un métal nocif pour les êtres maléfiques. La troisième attaque ou compétence consécutive contre une même cible inflige un pourcentage des PV max de la cible sous forme de dégâts bruts supplémentaires.

  Strong: Silver Bolts deal % max-health true damage, melting tanks. Weak: needs three hits to proc — burst her before she stacks it.

• E
  Condamnation

  Vayne prend l'arbalète qu'elle porte sur le dos et tire un carreau gigantesque sur sa cible, lui infligeant des dégâts et la projetant en arrière. Si la cible percute le décor, elle est empalée, ce qui lui inflige des dégâts supplémentaires et l'étourdit.

  Strong: stuns you if it knocks you into a wall. Weak: only stuns near terrain — fight in open areas to deny it.

• R
  Combat ultime

  Vayne se prépare à un combat épique ; ses dégâts d'attaque augmentent, elle devient invisible pendant Roulade, le délai de récupération de Roulade est réduit et le bonus de vitesse de Chasseresse nocturne est augmenté.

  Strong: stealth and bonus damage let her reposition and reset. Weak: she's still melee-range — hard CC catches her before the stealth saves her.

Itemization

Vayne's true damage ignores armor, so don't rely on stacking it. Burst her down, use hard CC and Exhaust, and Grievous Wounds counters lifesteal builds. QSS on the target removes her E stun setups indirectly via mobility.

This guide covers Vayne's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.