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Saskio ADC Vayne Guide [In-Depth]

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Runes: Standard Saskio Page

Precision

Lethal Tempo

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Sorcery

Absolute Focus

Gathering Storm

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2

Flash Exhaust

Exhaust

Flash

Items

Core Vs 1+ Tank Target

Situational Items

Situational Standard Items

Situational Tank Items

Standard Vs No Tanks

Standard

Ability Order Standard Leveling Order

Vayne Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Ashe

Extreme

She Outranges you, try to avoid poke and wait for level 3 and potentially all in.

Janna

Ideal

THE BEST SYNERGY, when you move towards people you have ms + if you move towards Janna you have ms. At all points you have a ton of movement speed. Otherwise pray your Janna is from Korea and has hands to peel you.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Janna

Ideal

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Hello my name is Tony "Saskio" Chau. I am an NA Challenger player bringing you my in depth guide on how I play . My goal is to give you the knowledge and tools you need to find success on at any rank!

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MY OPGG

PASSIVE

Night hunter (Passive): Gain 30 movement speed when moving towards a nearby VISIBLE enemy champion. (Having your ult activated increases this movement speed to 90).

Tumble (Q): dashes in the target direction and her next basic attack deals bonus physical damage. You will be using this mainly to reposition and trade.
NOTES: You can put extra points in Q randomly if an all in occurs right when you level up to lower the cooldown. If you level up to 11 but your ult is on cooldown and a fight is about to happen, level up your Q instead

Siver Bolts (W): Every 3 stacks, deals bonus true damage. Auto attacks, , and on hit applies stacks.
Notes: does not amplify damage.

Condemn (E): Fires a bolt and upon arrival knocks back opponents 475 units. If the target collides with terrain, they take bonus damage and are stunned for 1.5 seconds. Notes: You can Condemn then Flash to redirect the direction (Explained later)
Terrain: Anivia Wall, Trundle pillar, Azir Ult, Jarvan Ult, Taliyah Ult, Ornn Q, and walls.
You can E people into Veigar E but it won’t stun.

Final Hour (R): gains bonus attack damage and triples (passive) until ult runs out. ’s cooldown is reduced and grants invisibility for 1 second. Scoring a kill or assist within 3 seconds of damaging then extends final hour by 4 seconds up to its original duration.

is a superior summoner spell because it allows you to dictate how much damage you will take in any given trade. It is versatile, allowing you to somebody when you are chasing or running away. It is also very strong in 1 v 1 situations giving you a huge edge over an adc running . Make sure to use when you know somebody is about to burst you rather than after the burst has all come out. Run this summoner spell and you will not be as afraid of assassins anymore!

If you are new to , you can simply run and use it when you get into an engagement. The reason why I don't take is because it gets reduced by Grievous wounds and won’t save you when an assassin gets on top of you

Only take into support. Make sure to cleanse her Q IMMEDIATELY or her ultimate.

Only take if you have a who is running +

Press The Attack

is a staple rune on , it synergizes with her very well because she wants to proc her
W which is also 3 stacks. Keep in mind that doesn’t amplify ’s true damage. You simply run this rune to burst people and make them take more damage from all sources. A very common trade with will be to Auto + q + auto, you will be abusing this combo A TON while you play .

Lethal Tempo

is taken in very specific situations. I have come to the conclusion it is only good in this specific scenario. You must have a mage or enchanter support while the enemy support is a melee character. This will make it very easy for you to auto space the enemy with all the extra attack speed and range. The general idea is when the enemy melee support starts running at you, you can get a couple procs on them, if you outplay their engage and start chasing, your will proc allowing you to gain extra range and space them accordingly.DO NOT RUN Lethal Tempo WHEN BOTH SUPPORTS ARE MELEE since both sides will just fly at each other anyways. Also if you play Vayne top into a melee matchup, run this rune.

Overheal

This rune is significantly better than . It gives consistent shielding throughout the game. Run this if you are not a streamer.

Triumph

Run if you are streamer giving you a better chance at making highlight plays. Otherwise rune is not good compared to .

Presence of Mind

Only run if you play top, matchups tend to be tankier and will take awhile for you to poke them down so you want the mana sustain.

Legend: Alacrity

Extra attack speed is busted on . There have been too many times I have run and lost early 2 v 2 because I don’t have the early attack speed. Run this rune 99% of the time. If possible, try to hit dragon or herald to get a free stack if possible.

Legend: Bloodline

Only run if you KNOW FOR SURE you will buy a . ( discussed during builds) If possible, try to hit dragon or herald to get a free stack if possible.

Legend: Alacrity

This compliments because it allows you to kill targets faster so you can get your healing. Same concept as , I only run this rune since I try to make youtube highlight plays.

Cut Down

is really good if the enemy team has 2 primary tanks such as and . If you run make sure you do not build hp items throughout the game otherwise you will lose some value out of this rune.

Last Stand

You should probably run this rune most of the time since most times you will get bursted immediately at the start of the fight proccing protecting your last stand value.

Domination

tree use to be the best rune giving more sustain but after multiple nerfs to
, you need to be very selective when you run into this tree. You should only go into tree if you are going against a melee support to easier proc your . is only good if you have champions that you can consistently proc W on in teamfights. Examples of these champions regardless of role include , , .

Taste of Blood

is the only good secondary rune if you really want to enter this tree. This will give you sustain during laning phase and even teamfights.

Ravenous Hunter

is only good if you have champions that you can consistently proc W on in teamfights. E.g. , ,. Basically, when you proc your on you deal 200 damage, which will heal you 12 hp assuming you maxxed out the rune. Run this page at your own risk.

Resolve

tree is the highest gold value page that can run secondary. The biggest problem is you are sacrificing your laning phase even more than you have to by simply picking but if you are able to survive and reach the mid game, you will have more stats to work with. Go into this tree if you are confident you can survive the early laning phase or have many shielding supports.

Conditioning

is the biggest reason why wants to go into this tree. At 12 minutes you will gain roughly 12 armor and magic resist after base stats are taken into account. From this rune you are gaining roughly 475-500 gold.

Second Wind

[Only run this rune if you are against + long range support (, , , ). This will help you farm and sustain the laning phase a bit more.

Bone Plating

Run this rune against . This rune will single handedly give you more opportunities to all in or soak up his damage.

Overgrowth

Run this rune if your game does not match and . This will help you scale and give a lot of gold value once it goes off. It also synergizes really well with hp items you build at later stages of the game if it proccs.

Revitalize

Run this if you have 2 consistent shielders/healers. Examples include + , + . This will give you more shielding and make your and healing higher.

Unflinching

Run this if you are against multiple cc opponents like , , . It’s also okay to run this rune if you want to lower the amount of cc from things you can’t qss like , ,and .

Sorcery

You generally only run into tree if you feel like your team has low damage so you can run . The main thing you should be worrying about is the secondary rune you go in this tree.

Nullifying Orb

You should only run this rune if you are going against double ap bot lane.

Nimbus Cloak

Run this if you are trying to all in early on. This will give you the movement speed needed to run down targets early on. I will often run this rune if I want to flip lanes early and try to all in.

Celerity

Run this if you are against a double skill shot lane. ( + ) ( + ). This will help you dodge skillshots a bit easier and give more movement speed once you purchase .

Absolute Focus

Run this rune if you want to try to go full damage. I really only suggest this rune if you have double shielders and lack a lot of damage in your team composition.

Gathering Storm

If you go into make sure you always have . This rune is broken and will give you the extra damage you need transitioning to the mid game.

Magical Footwear

This will give you free boots and extra movement speed on the once you get them.

Approach Velocity

is the biggest reason you run into this tree with . It makes it easier for you to run down the weak bot lane with E and other various crowd control abilities.

Doran's blade + Potion

Start this if there is a good chance for an early all in. This will give you the hp to get through the early skirmish. Examples: Double melee support bot lane. You have enchanter and they have melee support but you expect an all in anyways.

Long Sword + Potion

Run 3 in a hard poke lane. This will give you the necessary amount of potions to survive through the early laning phase before your first base. (Examples: + , + , + )

Doran's shield + Potion

NEVER BUY THIS ITEM

Long Sword + Refillable Potion

Run if you think you can 3 wave cheater reset in a double poke lane. (3 wave cheater reset discussed later)

Situational Items - CLICK TO VIEW

BOOTS
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Berserker's Greaves: Build this 98% of the time, this will give you the movement speed and attack speed to dish out more damage.

Plated Steelcaps: Build this if they have a really fed ad champion or they are majority AD

Mercury's Treads:Only if they have 4-5 AP.

MYTHIC
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Immortal Shieldbow

This is a staple item on . The item is too broken and helps function. It gives you the ability to absorb a ton of damage. The lifesteal is also very useful allowing you to run alacrity in your rune page.

Kraken Slayer

You can only buy if you have predetermined that you will build it beforehand because YOU MUST RUN . Here are the ideal situations to build :
- You have 1 or 2 reliable shielders
- The enemy team has a lot of tanks and aoe that you can dodge

CORE ITEMS
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Guinsoo's RageBlade

You should always go on since it double procs herW stacks. This item synergizes really well with because it gives attack speed and makes all her damage consistent by converting her crit into ad.

Wit's End

is really good on because the on hit damage gets amplified by while giving more movement speed and magic resistance to survive burst.

Phantom Dancer

isn’t a bad item but you either build this item 2nd or 5th item. If you build it second, that means you plan on building (see ie on when you build it). Otherwise if you went full on hit, you can build 5th or 6 to stack on top of all of your items.

Infinity Edge

You only build if the entire enemy team is squishy and you need the movement speed. This item isn’t as good as it once was because it is overpriced and not as gold efficient compared to on hit build. On top of that, you normally max W which does not synergize well with the crit.

SITUATIONAL ITEMS
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Titanic Hydra

This item is really good as a tank item after your core on hit build. This gives you hp while giving you an on hit effect meaning that will double proc the effect. This item also gives you aoe wave clear which is what lacks. This is a very solid item choice for every single game after and .

Mercurial Scimitar

Buy this when the enemy team has a lot of cc or . (, , , , etc.)

Blade of the Ruined king

This item is terrible after the changes. I would only buy this 5th or 6th item if the enemy team is really tanky to layer on top of the rest of your build. You would build this item as a replacement.

Bloodthirster

Only buy this item if your has procced and there are no other good alternatives. Sell theGA and use this item until theGA timer has come back. Otherwise you never really build this item 4th or 5th.

Guardian Angel

This is a really solid choice as a final item to revive you. Sell this for another item when it has been popped.

Randuin's Omen

Buy this item if the enemy team has a lot of AD damage that you want to lower. Don’t forget to use the active most notably on players when they charge at you with E to lower their damage.

Anathema's Chains

Buy this if the enemy team has 1 really fed member and MAKE SURE TO apply the effect to them. Examples of good champions to use this on: , , , , .

Spirit Visage

Only buy this if you have a and the enemy team is heavy ap. You are actually unkillable with this because you will be healing a ton while also being tanky.

Runaan's Hurricane

Only buy this if you went crit build and you are down 3 inhibs.

Mortal Reminder

Only buy this if your entire team REFUSE to buy heal cut while the enemy team has an absurd amount of healing (, , ) Before you buy this item, kindly ask your teammates to buy heal cut and see if they do.

Examples of Core builds

ON HIT
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-> -> ->

CRIT
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-> -> ->

[FULL BUILD] ON HIT
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I can’t explain every single scenario but you want to build based off of your knowledge and experience on past games. Adapt to every game and be flexible with how you build.

-> -> -> -> ->
It's safe to buy this variation every game.

[FULL BUILD] CRIT MS
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-> -> -> -> ->
If you need movementspeed or more attack speed.

[FULL BUILD] ON HIT TANKY
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-> -> -> -> ->
If the enemy team has a lot of ad threats or a Hecarim you want to slow.

[FULL BUILD] ON HIT TANK SHRED
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-> -> -> -> ->
If the enemy has a lot of tanks.

[FULL BUILD] ON HIT
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-> -> -> -> ->
If enemy has 1 really fed carry.

CRIT BUILDS
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Examples of Crit Builds

-> -> -> -> ->
Build this if the enemy team has some sort of CC you need to escape.

[FULL BUILD] CRIT
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-> -> -> -> ->
Buy this is you are confident you can dodge or the enemy team has no cc.

[FULL BUILD] NOTES:
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Early Game: If you base with 1100 gold, you can rush or go if you started and go
If you base with 900-1000, go and 's
Only get cull if you successfully 3 wave cheater reset

Mid Game:

If enemy team has no ap you can still build , the item is really high value
I dislike pairing up and pd early on, but you can do it
If enemy team has no ap, you can build or instead if you go

Condemn Flash Combo:
This combo is really good if you want to stun somebody by redirecting where the condemn will end. It is also really fast and hard to react to so you can surprise a lot of people with it. Bonus points if you dodge an ability while pulling it off.

You pull off this combo very similarly to insec combo by using , while the is winding up you to a different location to redirect where it goes.

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Auto Attack+

Auto attack + Tumble Combo:
This combo allows you to instantly attack and will most commonly be used only when you are leashing level 1 and while doing objectives such as , , and sometimes towers if its safe. It is a very simple concept, the faster attack the faster your next attack will be available.

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Condemn Tumble Combo:
You rarely use this combo. You will mostly use it on . You use this combo to look stylish or if you want to conceal your .]

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Auto Blastcone+

AA Blastcone Condemn combo:
You also rarely use this combo but it can be good sometimes if the situation comes up. You auto the Blast cone, while your auto is in mid air you your target.

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The PTA Trade:

The PTA trade is specifically for level 1 but it can be applied to any other stage of the game. It is very simple but sometimes can be very dangerous to execute if you do it incorrectly. You auto + q trade on somebody, and space back or forward 1 step and weave in an extra attack and back off.

PTA TRADE EXAMPLE: CLICK TO VIEW

THE HARD FREEZE
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The hard freeze is consistently maintaining a push that goes towards you and forcing the enemy team to react. If not it makes the enemy team lose minions. There are very specific times you can do this (normally when you come off base) and how many waves you can freeze depends on the game.

HARD FREEZE EXAMPLE: CLICK TO VIEW

Wave is on your side
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Wave is on your side: You want to stack 2 - 3 waves and crash it when you want to base or do an objective. When you crash waves you can either base, or go get vision, do objectives, or dive if possible. If the enemies try to fight you, fight with the big wave and try to win with it.

WAVE IS ON YOUR SIDE EXAMPLE: CLICK TO VIEW

Wave is even
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Wave is even: Generally depending on the situation when the wave is even, if you think you can get pressure you can do a 2 wave crash or just hard shove and find something to do whether it is to base or go ward. If you are losing you can also just last hit and wait for the enemy team to start pushing towards you.

Wave is stacking towards you
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Wave is stacking towards you: You must call your support to come help you soak the wave otherwise you will get dove because the wave is now stacking towards you. The enemy team can either do a 2 wave or 3 wave crash and zone you from the wave.

Push Vision Push Execute
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This concept is a bit harder to execute in solo queue but you can still naturally do it with your teammates if you are winning. Don’t bother trying to explain this concept to your teammates but you can ping your teammates to move with you.

EXAMPLE: CLICK TO VIEW

Push:

This is where you push the lane, since you are winning if the enemy steps up you can fight because you are winning. Pay attention to side lanes and see if the enemies are showing before fighting.

Vision:

After you push you can see the enemies clearing the minions which means you can move with your teammates to clear vision and establish control for your desired objective.

Push:

From here go back and push the next wave that has come while also being open to fighting if enemies are showing on side lanes.

Execute:

Execution can look like many things from: Starting the objective, Sieging towers, Sitting on your control wards and looking for a pick, Stealing camps, Rotating hard to another lane and/or Basing.

Zone of Influence
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Zone of influence is very simple. It is understanding the maximum range and how fast abilities or auto attacks are. In order to use this concept effectively, you must know what every single champion in the game does.

Team Fighting
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During the dance before the teamfights, you need to be calculating the things that are lethal to killing you and running the concept zone of influence through your mind. You need to be very proactive on surviving the initial burst, from there if you can dodge it you will pop off since your damage is very consistent. While fighting try to do a concept called isolating the 1 v 1 situation. While the fight may be 5 v 5, you want to hold a front to back position and only put yourself in range of 1 enemy person to be able to hit you. While focusing this person don’t tunnel your vision and forget about other dangers that can pop up while enemy cooldowns are coming up. This concept will also serve you very well if you ever end up in a literal 1 v 5 situation.

TEAM FIGHTING EXAMPLE: CLICK TO VIEW

Early Laning Phase:

Generally speaking you should always look to ego your opponents in laning phase and see if you can cheat control of the lane. Ego means: (To see if you can walk over your opponents and control the wave regardless of matchup)
is surprisingly very strong level 1 with so if you commit you can push a lot of people out of laning phase. Even if you have you can still attempt this but your spacing needs to be really good. If you take control of the lane SLOW DOWN THE PUSH and continue zoning your opponent. This is to make them miss as much gold as possible while looking for opportunities to continue trading/poking if they decide to walk up. Once you reach level 2 start hovering up on your opponents, if they disrespect you then kill them, if not do a 3 wave crash. After you crash the 3rd wave, if you poked them hard enough you can suicide dive them and trade 2 for 2 or base for a cull.

LANING PHASE EXAMPLES: CLICK TO VIEW

Mid Game:

During the mid game you generally want to group with your teammates mid and look to try to pop off in team fights. Normally if you are winning the game, you want to push vision push execute.

Late Game:

At this stage try to wait out the initial engagement and focus targets in a front to back manner. Front to back means killing the enemy team from the front to their backline. Generally speaking their tanks and bruisers will be in the front allowing you to hit them while their mage and adc will be in the back line. However if the enemy priority targets ever step forward it's okay to hit them too.

In conclusion is a highly rewarding ADC but is generally weaker during the earlier stages of the game. Many match ups are not in favor of and you will often have to sacrifice many resources to avoid dying. However if you can make it through and push through the hard parts of , you will find yourself carrying more games and creating those highlight plays.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my guide and I hope you guys have a better understanding of how to play . I will always be available in my discord or stream to answer any further questions you guys may have!

In the future I plan on releasing a gigantic guide on specific matchups in a separate document that I will update on this guide and discord.