Matchup

Gnar
Gnar
55%
45%

vs

46.1%

over 1565 games

Vayne
Vayne
91%
9%
Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageDive threatSplit push

Skill matchup

Build vs Vayne

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1DPS
Randuin's Omen
2vs AD
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Black Cleaver
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41270%
41412%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Terminus
vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank

DPS

Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Sundered Sky
Bruiser

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Executioner's Calling
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Heartsteel
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
71.4% WR28 games
PrecisionPrecision
Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
GnarGnar
VayneVayne
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Vayne's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Night Hunter (P)

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

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s0s20s
64s0s20s1m40
92s0s20s1m40
112s0s20s1m25
162s0s16s1m10
182s0s12s1m10

Playing against Vayne

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Punish her aggressively in the early game (levels 1-5): Vayne has short range (550) and no waveclear, she's very vulnerable.

2

Buy Plated Steelcaps — they reduce her auto-attack damage which is her only source of DPS.

3

Avoid fights near walls: her E (Condemn) stuns against walls for a long duration.

4

Control Wards and Oracle Lens reveal Vayne during her invisibility (R+Q) — place them in teamfights to target her.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026