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Vayne Top build & stats

MarksmanAssassin C 372 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.4%
Pick rate
2.1%
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
41.7% 72 games

Build in this order

Experimental Hexplate 1
Experimental Hexplate
3,000 g
Essence Reaver 2
Essence Reaver
3,050 g
Fiendhunter Bolts 3
Fiendhunter Bolts
2,650 g
8,700 g
75.0% WR 16 games

Boots

Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
1,000 g
60.6% 33 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
43.9% WR
57 games · 15% 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

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite 66.7% 21 games

Max order

Silver Bolts W Tumble Q Condemn E 62.5% 8 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 48.4% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (372 games).
  • Most common core: Experimental Hexplate → Essence Reaver → Fiendhunter Bolts — 40% win rate over 5 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Renekton (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Jayce (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Vayne scales: 65% win rate after 35 minutes versus 44% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Experimental Hexplate 1
Experimental Hexplate
Essence Reaver 2
Essence Reaver
Fiendhunter Bolts 3
Fiendhunter Bolts
40.0% WR
5 games · 1% pick
Experimental Hexplate 1
Experimental Hexplate
Essence Reaver 2
Essence Reaver
Stormrazor 3
Stormrazor
33.3% WR
3 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
41.7% WR
72 games · 19% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
30.0% WR
10 games · 3% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 1% pick

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
47.6% WR
225 games · 60% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
50.8% WR
65 games · 17% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
60.6% WR
33 games · 9% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
64.5% 8% (31)
59.5% 10% (37)
57.5% 20% (73)
56.5% 6% (23)
55.4% 15% (56)
55.4% 15% (56)
54.7% 31% (117)
52.4% 6% (21)
51.8% 15% (56)
50.6% 64% (239)
45.9% 20% (74)
31.6% 5% (19)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
43.9% WR
57 games · 15% 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
37.5% WR
8 games · 2% pick
Press the Attack Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Conditioning Overgrowth
Precision Precision + Sorcery Sorcery
37.5% WR
8 games · 2% pick
Fleet Footwork Presence of Mind Legend: Alacrity Cut Down Nimbus Cloak Celerity

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. 47.8%73% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 48.2%15% 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. 52.8%10% pick
  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 40.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 50.6%44% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 44.7%40% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 66.7%6% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Tumble Q Silver Bolts W Condemn E 43.7%71 games
Silver Bolts W Tumble Q Condemn E 62.5%8 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (42%), Q → W → Q (43%), Q → E → W (50%).

  • 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