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Vayne vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Vayne

based on 3,589 Vayne vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Vayne resulted from an evaluation of 3589 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Vayne is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a ok job of beating Gragas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Vayne against Gragas rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Vayne vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterGuardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upw
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upq
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Gragas

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

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.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Vayne vs Gragas Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Gragas Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
5.6
< Assists >
7.3
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
166
< Minions Killed >
108
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.61
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.4
14,918
< Physical Damage >
1,438
1,559
< Magic Damage >
17,996
4,214
< True Damage >
623
20,693
< Damage Dealt >
20,058
21,699
< Damage Taken >
29,200
12,150
< Gold Earned >
11,233
2.29
< Towers >
1.53
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
5,986
< Total Healing >
12,092
12,908
< Experience >
14,006
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
69
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Counter Gragas with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Vayne against Gragas counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gragas..

Vayne normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Gragas. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Gragas

Who is Better, Vayne or Gragas?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gragas, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate than Gragas, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Gragasas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Gragas matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Gragas.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Vayne, we analyzed 3,589 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gragas as Vayne comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne typically accumulates more CS as Gragas. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Vayne versus Gragas build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Vayne used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Gragas than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Gragas with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Gragas as Vayne, Vayne players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Vayne vs Gragas counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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