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Vayne ADC build & stats

MarksmanAssassin B 216 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.9%
Pick rate
1.2%
Ban rate
5.6%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
50.0% 38 games

Build in this order

Blade of The Ruined King 1
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 g
Guinsoo's Rageblade 2
Guinsoo's Rageblade
3,000 g
Terminus 3
Terminus
3,000 g
9,200 g
68.8% WR 16 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
50.0% WR
8 games · 4% pick
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Conditioning Conditioning
Overgrowth Overgrowth
Shards AS AF HP

Summoner spells

Cleanse Flash 78.6% 14 games

Max order

Tumble Q Silver Bolts W Condemn E 51.5% 33 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Vayne

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Vayne wins 50.9% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (216 games).
  • Most common core: Blade of The Ruined King → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus — 67% win rate over 6 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 69% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Twitch (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Yunara (25% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Vayne is an early-game champion: 51% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 42% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King 1
Blade of The Ruined King
Guinsoo's Rageblade 2
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Terminus 3
Terminus
66.7% WR
6 games · 3% pick
Kraken Slayer 1
Kraken Slayer
Guinsoo's Rageblade 2
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Terminus 3
Terminus
20.0% WR
5 games · 2% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
38 games · 18% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
36.4% WR
11 games · 5% pick
Doran's Helm
Doran's Helm
Health Potion
Health Potion
100.0% WR
3 games · 1% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
64.0% 12% (25)
63.0% 13% (27)
57.1% 23% (49)
56.4% 18% (39)
55.6% 42% (90)
54.3% 16% (35)
52.3% 30% (65)
52.0% 23% (50)
52.0% 23% (50)
48.7% 18% (39)
45.8% 22% (48)
43.5% 11% (23)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
46.4% WR
56 games · 26% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Triumph Triumph
Legend: Alacrity Legend: Alacrity
Coup de Grace Coup de Grace
Conditioning Conditioning
Overgrowth Overgrowth
Shards AS AF HP
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
50.0% WR
8 games · 4% pick
Press the Attack Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Conditioning Overgrowth
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
40.0% WR
5 games · 2% pick
Press the Attack Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Sudden Impact Treasure Hunter

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 49.3%69% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 56.0%23% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 41.7%6% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 54.0%64% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 45.5%15% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 32.0%12% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Tumble Q Silver Bolts W Condemn E 51.5%33 games
Silver Bolts W Tumble Q Condemn E 60.0%5 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (47%), Q → E → W (67%), Q → W → Q (100%).

  • PNight Hunter

    Vayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers, gaining Move Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.

  • QTumble

    Vayne tumbles, maneuvering to carefully place her next shot. Her next attack deals bonus damage.

  • WSilver Bolts

    Vayne tips her bolts with a rare metal, toxic to evil things. The third consecutive attack or ability against the same target deals a percentage of the target's max health as bonus true damage.

  • ECondemn

    Vayne draws a heavy crossbow from her back, and fires a huge bolt at her target, knocking them back and dealing damage. If they collide with terrain, they are impaled, dealing bonus damage and stunning them.

  • RFinal Hour

    Readying herself for an epic confrontation, Vayne gains increased Attack Damage, Invisibility during Tumble, reduced Tumble cooldown, and more bonus Move Speed from Night Hunter