Vayne

The Night Hunter

Marksman / Assassin · Mana · Ranged

About

Vayne, the Night Hunter, is a marksman and assassin champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 8 out of 10: a champion hard and needs practice to perform well.

Compared with other champions, Vayne starts with below average HP (580), below average armor (23) and average move speed (330). Attack range is 550 units.

Vayne has 19 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack10

Defense1

Magic1

Difficulty8

Abilities

Passive · Night Hunter
Vayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers, gaining Move Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.
Q · Tumble
Vayne tumbles, maneuvering to carefully place her next shot. Her next attack deals bonus damage.
Cooldown: 6/5/4/3/2s · Cost: 30
W · Silver 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.
Cooldown: 0s
E · Condemn
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.
Cooldown: 20/18/16/14/12s · Cost: 90
R (Ultimate) · Final 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
Cooldown: 100/85/70s · Cost: 80

Tips for playing Vayne

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.

Tips for playing against Vayne

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.

Base stats

HP: 580 (+98 per level)
Mana: 232 (+35 per level)
Armor: 23 (+4.6 per level)
Magic resist: 33 (+1.1 per level)
Attack damage: 60
Attack speed: 0.658 (+2.8 per level)
Move speed: 330
Range: 550

Lore

Shauna Vayne is a deadly, remorseless Demacian monster hunter, who has dedicated her life to finding and destroying the demon that murdered her family. Armed with a wrist-mounted crossbow and a heart full of vengeance, she is only truly happy when slaying practitioners or creations of the dark arts, striking from the shadows with a flurry of silver bolts.