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Vayne: Destroy this Tanky DPS Meta






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Spells:
Flash
Exhaust
Ability Order
Night Hunter (PASSIVE)
Vayne Passive Ability
Introduction

Great against Tanks, Off-Tanks, and Tanky DPS
Invisibility during ultimate is great for 1v1's
Ultimate is amazing, a free BF sword and a half every minute lets us focus on AS for Silver Bolts
A lot of fun to play, Tumble is a very different ability than anything other champions have
Pinning people to walls is satisfying :)
Cons:
Squishy
Easy to kill if she gets CCed outside of her invisibility
You might get a lot of flame for playing 'The new OP champ'






A very nice passive that gives us easier harass early game, and better chasing throughout the game. The bonus is quadrupled when your ultimate is active.

This is the ability that separates Vayne from other champions. Great for chasing, great for escaping, great for positioning during teamfights, great for juking out of bushes. When you get ganked, a great technique for juking is to run into the bushes, then just before they enter them, hit your ult and roll out, you can also flash if needed. This is a very effective technique and will save you often. You cannot tumble through walls, but you can tumble through the terrain created by


This ability is amazing for taking down those annoying tanky dps champs, while also good against other carries, supports, etc. This is the reason we prioritize AS over AD. Deals true damage, so it is very hard to stack armor against us.

This ability is good for positioning as well. DO NOT fire this unless you are either getting a kill or knocking somebody into a wall. I can't tell you how many times I see champions with these types of abilities (Vayne, Alistar, Poppy) screw over their own teams by hitting somebody away or the wrong way. Try not to be that annoying Vayne that always ruins the gank :)

The ultimate. A free BF Sword and a half on a ridiculously low cooldown. Also gives you stealth every second and a half, along with insane chasing power due to increasing your passive. Use this often! Use it to escape ganks, to start ganks, during teamfights, to juke out of bushes, to attack turrets quickly. Most people are not aggressive enough in the use of Vayne's ultimate!

Greater Mark of DesolationArmor Pen Marks are standard for any DPS Carry


My masteries change subtly from game to game, however. If I am playing ranked and I notice that they have a lot of physical dps (which they should not, but sometimes it happens), I will take exhaust. If not, I will usually run Flash/Ghost, in which case you just take the point out of Good hands in defense and add it into Haste.




A note: Do not get

Note #2: Do not get

Laning Phase:
I always, always try to get mid with Vayne, she is one of the most competent harassers in the game. Her passive gives her a nice advantage when you are chasing them back to their turret. The standard harass is just like Phreak explains in the spotlight. Shoot, Tumble, Shoot, Shoot. This will proc silver bolts and tumble resets the attack timer, making this sequence even faster. At level 6 you'll get your ultimate, and become a real killing force. During laning you should be focusing on last hitting, not auto attacking creeps. You want to keep the lane closer to your tower than theirs, but you do not want your tower to take damage. This may seem very basic, but I cannot tell you how many times I see people auto attacking creeps, even at higher levels. When attacking turrets, be sure to tumble first, as you will get extra damage until the tumble cooldown resets
A note on your ultimate: Do not be afraid to use this aggressively. It is on such a low cooldown, you can use it often without any real consequences. If their jungler or a ganker runs out of the side bushes, turn on that ult and immediately tumble away into stealth. It will save you many times. If your lane opponent is past the middle of the lane on your side and commits a little too hard, use your ult. If you need to take down a turret, use your ult and tumble. Bottom line: Use your ult. Often.
Mid game:
This is when the ganks start, people start going around in packs. As mid lane, your job isnt to gank other lanes, it is to win and destroy mid turret. Try not to leave mid too much, as your lane is the most important. When and if you destroy their turret, then you can start to leave more, but always keep an eye on the creep flow of the lane, as you should still be watching to make sure that mid cannot get pushed too far towards your side.
Late game:
Teamfight phase. Never initiate, stay near the back, and focus the squishies. Do not wander alone. Standard DPS fight techniques. Use condemn on the person with the most aoe damage or team utility, then focus SOMEBODY ELSE. I know this seems strange, but if you pin somebody to a wall, or even push them away from the fight, they are incapacitated. By focusing somebody else, this gives their team 2 people that are out of the fight quickly. Trust me, it works. You should have your ultimate and Sword of the Divine active at this point, so roll around as much as you can to gain position and avoid getting focused.

This item is good if you are midding against a caster and you feel you need some extra MR, or if their team just happens to have a lot of AP. Particularly good if the enemy team has a Karthus. I will usually get this or Wriggles right after my Zerker Greaves if I need them.

This is great if you are getting ganked a lot, if the enemy team is a lot of physical DPS, or if you just feel like you need some extra survivability in general. This item is very cheap, so if I need to get it, I will generally do so right after my zerker greaves. The ward is very, very helpful in low level matches because nobody will ever buy wards and the extra sight of dragon or baron can be game changing.

This item is alright if they are VERY tanky, but I find it to be a bit expensive for most champions that aren't Warwick. You already have Silver Bolts to take out tanks, prioritizing attack speed is more important than getting a Madred's. Yes I KNOW that it gives attack speed, but for the cost in gold, it is not as effective as other items.

Alright, so I know that I said not to get sheen. And I still say sheen is a bad item for Vayne. I feel the same way about Trinity force as I do about Madred's. It is a great item, to be sure, but it isn't effective enough for its cost for vayne. Trinity force is amazing on hybrids like Poppy or even Corki to an extent, but with Vayne you just don't need the stats as spread out as this item gives them to you. To little of everything and not enough specialization for me.

This item is great, just like hexdrinker, against caster-heavy teams. I would get this against different team comps than I would get Hexdrinker, however. It is up to you to decide which of these you want, if any. Hexdrinker is better if the enemy team has only one mage, such as Karthus, whereas I would rather have Witt's End if they have 3 or more casters. It is up to you to decide.

I will confess that I have never used this item with Vayne, so this particular section is very theoretical. I love Fervor as an item, but I don't think it is quite as effective as




This is one of THE most underrated items in league. I will get this item in nearly every game that I am against a Malzahar. There are many uses for this item. If you want to get this is up to you, a good Malz is really the only case I can think of where I will 100% get this. You will have to look at the enemy team, assess who is doing well and whether you want this item.
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