Matchup

Poppy
Poppy
75%
25%

vs

50.0%

over 294 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

Tear of the Goddess
1
Sunfire Aegis
2vs AD
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sundered Sky
5Bruiser

Summoner spells

41274%
41422%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
5vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP

Anti Tank

Voltaic Cyclosword
5vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank
Black Cleaver
vs Tank

DPS

Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Eclipse
DPS
Trinity Force
DPS
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser

Other options

Fimbulwinter
Survival
Winter's Approach
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR3 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PoppyPoppy
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