Vayne - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
5.3%

Vaynevs Swain

CMarksmanAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Vayne vs Swain is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Swain wins with a 51.0% win rate (+2.0%) over Vayne based on 51 games. Swain wins the early laning phase while Vayne scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Vayne build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vayne vs Swain matchup.

Vayne Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vayne performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Vayne - 49.0% win rate in this matchup
Vayne
49.0% WR
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Swain vs Vayne matchup - 51.0% win rate
Swain
51.0% WR

Who Wins the Vayne vs Swain Matchup?

Swain wins the Vayne vs Swain matchup
Winner
Swain
Matches: 51
49.0%
Win Rate
51.0%
5.9
CS / min
6.0
874
DMG / min
845
10,987
Gold / game
10,563
213
Heal / min
408
508
DMG Mitigated / min
827
0.4
CC / min
1.6
44.0%
Early Game WR
56.0%
53.9%
Late Game WR
46.1%

Vayne vs Swain Matchup Summary

The Vayne vs Swain matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 51 recent matches analyzed, Swain wins with a 51.0% win rate compared to Vayne's 49.0%, giving Swain a 2.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Swain controls the early laning stage, but Vayne outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Swain needs to press advantages before Vayne reaches their power spikes, while Vayne should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Swain leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Swain is slightly favored, Vayne can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Swain's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Vayne vs Swain Laning Phase Breakdown

Swain wins the laning phase against Vayne in League of Legends

Swain is favored during the laning phase against Vayne, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Swain holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.9Vayne
6.0Swain
Vayne and Swain farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
874Vayne
845Swain
Damage output is virtually even between Vayne and Swain, with only 29 DMG/min separating them. Fights in this matchup are decided more by ability timing and positioning than raw damage numbers, making mechanical skill the deciding factor in trades.
Economy
10,987Vayne
10,563Swain
Vayne earns 424 more gold per game than Swain, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Vayne slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.4Vayne
1.6Swain
Swain brings significantly more crowd control than Vayne, with 1.3 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Swain far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Vayne should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
721Vayne
1,236Swain
Swain vastly out-sustains Vayne, healing and mitigating 515 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Swain can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vayne is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vayne, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Vayne Build Against Swain

Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Swain, providing the mobility and stats Vayne needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vayne against Swain are Jak'Sho, The Protean, Terminus and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Vayne an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Swain. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vayne vs Swain matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Swain
56.0%
+12.0% advantage
Vayne early game win rateVayne44.0%
Swain early game win rateSwain56.0%
Late Game
Vayne
53.9%
+7.7% advantage
Vayne late game win rateVayne53.9%
Swain late game win rateSwain46.1%

Swain dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.0% win rate — a 12.0 percentage point lead over Vayne. This lopsided early game means Swain can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vayne is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.9% win rate — 7.7 points above Swain. Extended games heavily favor Vayne, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Swain must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vayne reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vayne survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Vayne Runes Against Swain

Precision rune tree - Vayne primary runes vs SwainPrecision
Press the Attack - best Vayne rune vs SwainTriumph - best Vayne rune vs SwainLegend: Alacrity - best Vayne rune vs SwainCoup de Grace - best Vayne rune vs Swain
Resolve rune tree - Vayne secondary runes vs SwainResolve
Conditioning - best Vayne rune vs SwainOvergrowth - best Vayne rune vs Swain
50.0% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Vayne maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Swain.


Vayne matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Vayne's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Vayne build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Vayne matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
42.21%8606.187213,38043.6%41.3%
48.35%6686.078812,82146.9%49.5%
46.65%6416.182712,93745.2%47.9%
53.54%5366.284113,28852.5%54.4%
52.47%5076.081112,88447.2%56.4%
48.71%5055.777012,21346.5%50.5%
53.60%3766.285212,80550.3%56.5%
50.98%3066.389213,18446.1%55.2%
54.39%2396.189613,10350.0%58.4%
52.75%2186.082612,71749.5%55.3%
45.19%2085.979813,22344.3%45.8%
49.50%2006.182713,58246.8%51.2%
44.38%1695.879312,54649.4%40.2%
46.71%1676.495112,23647.8%46.0%
46.01%1636.178312,73747.2%45.0%
47.50%1606.081712,74746.1%48.8%
51.57%1596.586513,51149.3%53.3%
43.67%1585.865611,11437.7%48.3%
56.25%1446.386611,22848.5%63.2%
58.96%1345.993111,61160.0%58.2%
34.35%1315.760110,57426.3%40.5%
48.03%1275.981012,75832.8%60.9%
43.80%1215.986113,04741.7%45.2%
46.61%1186.280312,41844.6%49.1%
44.95%1096.483413,38748.8%42.6%
56.07%1075.993311,83363.3%50.0%
47.06%1026.387012,65047.9%46.3%
56.18%896.272510,51451.1%61.4%
56.82%886.180312,05359.6%53.7%
45.68%815.790311,09148.7%42.9%
53.09%816.51,09912,99041.7%62.2%
46.84%796.21,29812,01040.6%51.1%
53.42%735.71,12012,61251.9%54.4%
52.94%685.980711,30156.3%50.0%
42.65%685.994712,25026.1%51.1%
55.88%686.887411,94055.9%55.9%
50.00%686.685111,66148.5%51.4%
41.18%686.495312,13357.1%30.0%
58.06%626.397712,03059.3%57.1%
47.46%596.298911,88748.0%47.1%
52.83%536.073313,26245.0%57.6%
56.60%535.880112,18954.5%58.1%
52.83%535.882112,72154.5%51.6%
58.49%536.293612,23857.1%59.4%
58.49%536.31,03013,72150.0%65.5%
49.02%515.987410,98744.0%53.9%
50.00%506.286712,63040.0%60.0%
63.27%496.480412,52280.0%51.7%
58.33%486.288411,91456.5%60.0%
42.55%476.485012,41450.0%36.0%
53.33%455.680011,86145.0%60.0%
54.55%446.090913,60657.1%53.3%
55.81%436.492213,20263.2%50.0%
37.21%435.978312,22050.0%29.6%
47.62%426.190413,37935.0%59.1%
51.22%416.31,02512,34941.2%58.3%
45.00%405.384812,88950.0%42.3%
50.00%406.584212,05752.6%47.6%
51.28%396.090811,11060.9%37.5%
50.00%386.388813,07740.0%53.6%
63.16%384.186711,73959.1%68.8%
37.84%375.474510,30421.1%55.6%
58.33%366.595611,03147.6%73.3%
51.43%356.591911,94861.5%45.5%
45.45%335.582312,06625.0%57.1%
75.76%335.774211,32182.3%68.8%
50.00%306.11,02712,92158.3%44.4%
50.00%286.080612,71933.3%57.9%
60.71%286.176511,90764.3%57.1%
51.85%275.281211,40928.6%76.9%
40.74%276.26839,79746.7%33.3%
48.15%276.377411,83350.0%46.7%
46.15%265.972711,52250.0%42.9%
53.85%266.489613,08941.7%64.3%
65.38%266.488812,57660.0%68.8%
46.15%266.181112,73233.3%57.1%
52.00%255.581913,40657.1%50.0%
20.00%255.967711,1147.1%36.4%
58.33%246.285413,42954.5%61.5%
37.50%245.06268,64625.0%62.5%
47.83%236.287513,72850.0%46.1%
43.48%236.592711,03740.0%46.1%
63.64%223.595212,74369.2%55.6%
42.86%215.067211,61645.5%40.0%
38.10%216.399910,85736.4%40.0%
33.33%216.094711,41540.0%27.3%
35.00%206.272612,17344.4%27.3%
30.00%206.074812,01828.6%30.8%
63.16%194.61,06412,92154.5%75.0%
50.00%186.792411,79355.6%44.4%
44.44%186.51,01112,35333.3%50.0%
37.50%165.36709,77318.2%80.0%
50.00%166.799314,03871.4%33.3%
50.00%166.392412,95580.0%36.4%
50.00%165.71,00813,67650.0%50.0%
60.00%155.898413,36250.0%63.6%
60.00%156.095314,67033.3%66.7%
64.29%145.11,01413,68350.0%70.0%
38.46%133.677911,67933.3%42.9%
46.15%132.972113,24620.0%62.5%
50.00%126.372111,96250.0%50.0%
66.67%125.91,03311,79671.4%60.0%
72.73%115.690012,58660.0%83.3%
54.55%115.199114,16866.7%50.0%
27.27%113.361811,94150.0%14.3%
36.36%116.47759,36337.5%33.3%
60.00%103.595011,45150.0%75.0%
70.00%103.598414,77450.0%75.0%
70.00%102.288112,71250.0%83.3%
30.00%103.075112,48220.0%40.0%
50.00%104.974914,5960.0%55.6%
40.00%103.288713,61366.7%28.6%
33.33%96.881313,43825.0%40.0%
55.56%96.51,08114,802100.0%33.3%
55.56%91.271011,67060.0%50.0%
44.44%96.999610,36250.0%40.0%
44.44%95.689110,79020.0%75.0%
37.50%85.864411,38566.7%20.0%
62.50%84.01,29313,78660.0%66.7%
75.00%83.188912,61775.0%75.0%
71.43%73.05327,75150.0%100.0%
57.14%75.391112,79933.3%75.0%
28.57%76.58169,92825.0%33.3%
71.43%75.967811,941100.0%50.0%
50.00%64.399614,68650.0%50.0%
66.67%66.51,06914,10066.7%66.7%
60.00%56.31,00016,366100.0%50.0%
0.00%56.75478,0270.0%0.0%
80.00%52.41,03614,100100.0%75.0%
40.00%52.492416,1410.0%40.0%

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Vayne vs Swain - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Vayne do against Swain in League of Legends?

Swain wins the Vayne vs Swain matchup with a 51.0% win rate compared to Vayne's 49.0%, a 2.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 51 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Vayne do against Swain in the early game?

In the early game, Swain has the advantage against Vayne with a 56.0% win rate versus 44.0%. Swain players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Vayne do against Swain in the late game?

In the late game, Vayne takes over the Vayne vs Swain matchup with a 53.9% win rate compared to 46.1%. Vayne scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Vayne vs Swain matchup?

Swain wins the matchup against Vayne with a 51.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 2.0 percentage point advantage means Swain is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 51 games analyzed.

What is the best Vayne build against Swain?

The best Vayne build against Swain includes Jak'Sho, The Protean, Terminus, Blade of The Ruined King with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Vayne runes against Swain?

The best Vayne runes against Swain use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Vayne vs Swain matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Vayne counter Swain?

No, Vayne struggles against Swain with only a 49.0% win rate. Swain has the advantage in this matchup. Vayne players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Swain's lead.

How do I play Vayne against Swain?

When playing Vayne against Swain, play cautiously and avoid Swain's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Swain in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.