Vayne, The Night Hunter

1. Champion Overview:

Hey guys, today we are going to be discussing one of the oldest AD carries Riot has to offer. Vayne is one of the many champions that dishes out the most damage during the late game.

Pros:

-Vayne is an extremely mobile champion which allows her to not only dodge countless numbers of skill shots but also allows her to catch up to enemies who are on the run.

-Vayne also is unique in the fact that she deals % damage at every 3rd auto attack. This is extremely powerful as she is able to melt the tanks in the later stages of a game.

-Vayne’s move, condemn, also allows her to skillfully outplay certain champions that dive in on her. A couple of examples are Alistar, Leblanc, and Renekton.

makes up for the lack of damage inducing items.

-Vayne’s ultimate gives her a decent amount of bonus Attack Damage which allows her to build pure attack speed mixed in with critical strike %. In addition, her % damage also 5. Vayne also gains invisibility from her ultimate which allows you to reposition her properly during teamfights.

Cons:

-Vayne is notoriously known for her weak laning phase. Against other ad carry champions such as graves and quinn, she is very vulnerable to a first blood especially in the early laning phases.

-Almost always, Vayne will lose most trades in the early phases until she finally obtain items.

-Vayne requires one of the most mechanics in game play because she is always constantly tumbling in and out and needs to have key positioning for successful team fights.

2. Suggested Masteries and Runes

Masteries: For vayne, it is always recommended to go 21/9/0.

3. Summoner Spells

Choice 1:Flash

Explanation: Just as it is required on most champions, Flash allows for repositioning in team fights, allows you to escape, and helps in chasing down victims.

Choice 2: Cleanse/Barrier

Explanation: Barrier is useful against teams that have heavy burst damage and low CC. Cleanse is a must against teams that have high amounts of CC. As an ADC you always want to be CC free because you will be dishing out the most damage in the later stages of the game. Therefore, after looking at the enemy team, you will have to decide for yourself which summoner spell you will use.

4. Skill Order

Explanation:

I personally tend to max my Q(Tumble) because it allows me to trade a little bit better in small skirmishes. Some people tend to max W (Silver Bolts) because it does more % damage, but for the earlier stages, I think maxing Q is more beneficial.

Suggested Build:

1. Dorans Blade

2. Blade of the Ruined King

3. Berserker’s Greaves

4. Phantom Dancer

5. Last Whisper

6. Quick Silverslash

7. Trinity force (Sell Dorans Blade) or Guardians Angel

Starting:

I tend to start with a Dorans Blade and a potion, because of the sustain it gives in the early game.

Mid: 

You should try to have Blade of the Ruined King and Phantom Dancer, with Berserker’s Greaves by mid game.

End: 

By end game, you want to have as much attack speed as you can (QSS, and Trinity Force).

Main Counters:

Caitlyn 

is the hardest and strongest counter to Vayne. This is because of Caits immense range, 650, against Vayne’s 550. A good Caitlyn player will always go in to harass Vayne whenever Vayne attempts to last hit a minion. This eventually leads to Vayne having very little health and having to back early which leads to Caitlyn winning the lane. However, late game, Vayne almost always becomes stronger than Caitlyn.

Graves 

is one of Vayne’s few counters because of the insane amount of burst damage he does at the earlier stages of the game. Although Vayne is unable to trade properly against Graves in the early stages of the game, Vayne will surely be able to punish Graves late game.

5. Commentaries and Thoughts

Hello, my name is TabIo (Capital i) and currently ranked Platinum 4 in the preseason of season 4.  My most played and favorite champion is Vayne. In my opinion, Vayne requires one of the most amount of skills to play and I truly admire that because playing her allows me to grow as a skilled player. I am always looking to improve on my Vayne playing and would love to see other people’s opinion on Vayne as well! Cheers and good luck on Summoners Rift!