How to Play Vayne Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.19)

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Blade of The Ruined King14.9 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −410
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 66.9%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 36.5%

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Vayne Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

Top

When Vayne Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Vayne wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Vayne's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Vayne hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Vayne can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Vayne can start or win.
14.9 min
First item at 14.9 min
Blade of The Ruined King is done — Vayne's first real damage or durability spike.
21.8 min
Two items at 21.8 min
Blade of The Ruined King + Guinsoo's Rageblade: the window to group and take objectives.
26.9 min
Three-item core at 26.9 min
Blade of The Ruined King + Guinsoo's Rageblade + Terminus completes Vayne's core build.
35 min
Strongest in games of about 35 minutes
Vayne wins 52.9% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Vayne Top Laning Plan

Vayne scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Vayne Top is 410 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 41% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 67% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 37%. Vayne averages 1.04 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Vayne win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead66.9%
Ahead59.1%
Behind41.6%
1,000+ gold behind36.5%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Malphite−1,352 gold at 15

Teemo−1,084 gold at 15

Illaoi−996 gold at 15

Vayne Mid and Late Game

What Vayne does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Vayne wins 7.7 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Vision is a weak spot (19/100): buy Control Wards and sweep before you face-check.

These expert Vayne tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Vayne games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Vayne and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Vayne performance.

Vayne has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
Vayne secures less objectives than most champions. Your value may be better oriented towards helping other champions secure objectives.
Vayne has a much higher late game win rate than their early game win rate. Take advantage of this by spending the early game farming and avoiding unneccessary fights.
Vayne has a greater attack range than most champions. Take advantage of this by poking with autos at max range whenever you get the chance, and back off to maintain that max range distance to maximize trades.
Vayne has more magic resistance than most champions, which makes them excellent in the early game against magic damage type enemies.

Playing Vayne

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.
Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.
Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Playing Against Vayne

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

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How to Play Vayne FAQ - Patch 26.19

When does Vayne power spike?

Vayne's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 14.9 min.

Can Vayne come back from behind?

Vayne wins 42% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 856 games), against 59% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Vayne games, but it is not decisive.

What is Vayne's first item?

Most Vayne players finish Blade of The Ruined King first, at a median of 14.9 minutes.

Which lanes are hardest for Vayne?

By gold at 15 minutes, Vayne falls furthest behind against Malphite, Teemo, Illaoi. Play those lanes safe and scale.

How do you play Vayne Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Vayne wins by playing to these strengths: play for the late game.

Vayne How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes