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Vayne vs Vel'Koz

Vayne
vs
Not enough games
Vel'Koz
Analyze a draft with Vayne
Heavy pokeHeavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPS

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Vel'Koz

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Vayne: Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, Berserker's Greaves, Experimental Hexplate, Kraken Slayer, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Infinity Edge.

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King
1
Guinsoo's Rageblade
2
Terminus
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Experimental Hexplate
5

Summoner spells

FlashHaste86%
FlashBarrier14%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Experimental Hexplate
Kraken Slayer
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Infinity Edge
Mercurial Scimitar
Guardian Angel
Phantom Dancer
Fiendhunter Bolts
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
ResolveResolve
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Vel'Koz's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Organic Deconstruction (P)

Vel'Koz's abilities apply Organic Deconstruction to enemies on hit. If 3 stacks are accumulated, the enemy will take a burst of true damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s1.5s12s–
67s1.5s12s1m40
97s1.5s12s1m40
117s1.5s12s1m30
167s1.5s11s1m20
187s1.5s10s1m20

Playing as Vayne

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Three hits on the same target

    Hit the same target three times in a row, with autos or spells: on the third hit, Silver Bolts (W) adds true damage based on their max health.

  2. Tumble between autos

    Slip a Tumble (Q) between two autos: you reposition, and your next attack deals bonus damage. Its cooldown drops from 6 to 2 seconds.

  3. Pin your target to a wall

    Position yourself so that Condemn (E) pushes your target into a wall: if they hit terrain, they're stunned and take more damage.

  4. Be patient before your items

    Play safe while you're missing your first items: Vayne mostly shines later, when Silver Bolts (W) cuts through big health pools.

  5. Tumble unseen during your ult

    During Final Hour (R), each Tumble (Q) makes you invisible for a moment and comes back faster: tumble to reposition while the enemy can't target you.

Playing against Vel'Koz

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Watch both branches of his plasma

    Get out of the line of Plasma Fission (Q) and watch its sides too: the bolt splits into two branches at 90 degrees when it hits a target or he recasts it.

  2. Back off before the third stack

    Back off after taking two of his spells: at the third Organic Deconstruction (passive) stack, you take a burst of true damage.

  3. Engage after Tectonic Disruption

    If you can engage, go in after Tectonic Disruption (E): it's his only spell to push back someone charging him, and he has no dash to escape.

  4. Interrupt his ray

    If you have a stun, a silence or a knock-up, save it for Life Form Disintegration Ray (R): any of them interrupts the ray.

Other Vayne matchups

Patch 16.21.1