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Vayne vs Graves

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

based on 8,810 Vayne vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Vayne resulted from an examination of 8810 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Vayne fights Graves in only 4.3% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vayne has done a dismal job of countering Graves. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Vayne vs Graves games, Vayne’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Graves.

Best Vayne vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceStatikk ShivBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanRapid FirecannonImmortal ShieldbowBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Graves as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Vayne vs Graves Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Graves Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
5.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
168
< Minions Killed >
53
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,782
< Physical Damage >
17,548
1,487
< Magic Damage >
830
4,199
< True Damage >
1,615
20,469
< Damage Dealt >
19,993
21,518
< Damage Taken >
29,374
12,074
< Gold Earned >
12,730
2.25
< Towers >
1.79
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
6,102
< Total Healing >
13,795
12,850
< Experience >
14,374
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
69
< Time Dealing CC >
492

How to Counter Graves with Vayne in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Vayne vs. Graves counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Graves..

Vayne usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Graves

Who is Better, Vayne or Graves?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when taking on Graves, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes an ok counter for Graves.

While Vayne does have a lower win rate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Gravesas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Vayne is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Graves.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Vayne, we analyzed 8,810 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 Graves 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

If you would like to truly master Vayne in order to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne usually picks up much more CS relative to Graves. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Vayne versus Graves build consist of Trinity Force, Statikk Shiv, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Graves than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vayne had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Graves as Vayne, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Vayne vs Graves counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.

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