Game patch 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
the Night Hunter
Vayne is a ranged damage dealer who needs safe spacing and time to keep attacking. This overview keeps the explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and the current in-game tooltip.
Usual roleBotStrengths and limits
These are kit-level patterns, not a promise that every lane or matchup plays the same way.
Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.
Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.
Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.
Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.
Practical champion reading
Use these patterns to ask better questions before choosing an item, target or commitment. They describe the kit, not a guaranteed result.
Armour can reduce the broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical abilities before relying on an item passive that only affects attacks.
The threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control before the repeated pattern settles in.
Ranged attacks are useful only while a safe line to the target remains. Flanks, hard control and blocked escape routes can remove that advantage quickly.
A clean angle matters more than attacking the nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset or follow-up route in mind before committing.
Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement answer.
Anti-heal or anti-shielding is situational. Buy it only when the effect is materially protecting targets and your champion can apply the answer reliably.
A spell being available does not mean the complete sequence is sustainable. Watch the resource bar as well as the setup and escape cooldowns.
Defensive item reference
Start with the threat that is actually affecting the match. These are conditional comparisons, not an automatic counter build.
Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. The passive does not reduce every physical ability.
Choose Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across the full team matters more.Normal Draft and Ranked role map
Each lane is assessed separately. Open a role to reach its queue-specific build and matchup preparation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Vayne has a secondary role listed in this historical reference. It is less common than the primary roles, but it has a recognisable role-specific plan.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Vayne is normally played Bot and does not currently have a reviewed Jungle route. Jungle usually needs repeatable monster clear, safe pathing and objective control without lane income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Vayne is normally played Bot and does not currently have a reviewed Mid route. Mid usually needs solo-lane safety plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Vayne has an established Bot carry plan that can scale through shared-lane farm and work with a Support partner.
Historical reference. Recommendation review pending. Vayne is normally played Bot and does not currently have a reviewed Support route. Support usually needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low gold income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, not a standard recommendation.
Kit reference
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
What it doesVayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers, gaining Move Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.
Practical readNight Hunter is the always-on rule shaping Vayne's normal trading and fight pattern. Watch its in-game state before committing.
What it doesVayne tumbles, maneuvering to carefully place her next shot. Her next attack deals bonus damage.
Practical readTumble contributes damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
What it doesVayne 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.
Practical readSilver Bolts contributes damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
This effect references a maximum-health value. Check whether the current tooltip uses the caster's or the target's health before comparing damage or protection.
What it doesVayne 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.
Practical readCondemn is a ranged cast involving damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when the opponent can simply step away before the important exchange.
What it doesReadying herself for an epic confrontation, Vayne gains increased Attack Damage, Invisibility during Tumble, reduced Tumble cooldown, and more bonus Move Speed from Night Hunter
Practical readFinal Hour contributes damage. Its value changes with cooldown, range and target access; recognise the setup before moving into its effective area.
Levels 1–18
Base values exclude items, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns are the listed base cooldown before ability haste.
Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1
Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Can receive its first point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
First rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.
| Level | Health | Mana | Ability milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 580 | 232 Mana | Choose the first basic ability |
| 2 | 651 | 257 Mana | Add another basic ability or rank |
| 3 | 725 | 284 Mana | Add another basic ability or rank |
| 4 | 802 | 311 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 5 | 883 | 340 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 6 | 967 | 370 Mana | First ultimate rank normally available |
| 7 | 1,055 | 402 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 8 | 1,146 | 434 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 9 | 1,241 | 468 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 10 | 1,339 | 503 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 11 | 1,440 | 539 Mana | Second ultimate rank normally available |
| 12 | 1,545 | 577 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 13 | 1,653 | 615 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 14 | 1,765 | 655 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 15 | 1,880 | 696 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 16 | 1,999 | 739 Mana | Final ultimate rank normally available |
| 17 | 2,121 | 782 Mana | Spend one ability point |
| 18 | 2,246 | 827 Mana | Spend one ability point |
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