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How to Win Vayne vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Vayne

based on 10,003 Vayne vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Vayne came out of an analysis of 10003 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Vayne fights Kai'Sa in only 4.8% of her games.

Vayne vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Vayne does a great job of beating Kai'Sa. On average, she wins a whopping 54.2% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Vayne vs Kai'Sa rounds, Vayne’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Vayne vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeImmortal ShieldbowTrinity ForceBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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 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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
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R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Vayne vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
7.8
< Kills >
7.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
5.7
< Assists >
6.2
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.84
166
< Minions Killed >
180
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,462
< Physical Damage >
12,726
1,563
< Magic Damage >
8,039
4,436
< True Damage >
433
21,462
< Damage Dealt >
21,199
21,181
< Damage Taken >
19,773
12,309
< Gold Earned >
12,593
2.43
< Towers >
2.24
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,960
< Total Healing >
4,254
12,899
< Experience >
12,684
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
68
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several vital Vayne against Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Vayne usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Vayne or Kai'Sa?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a great counter to Kai'Sa.

While Vayne does have a much higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Vayne into Kai'Saas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vayne has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Vayne is a great counter for Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vayne

Vayne Loses Against

TeemoTeemo45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrateTwisted FateTwisted Fate46.5% winrateFizzFizz46.5% winrate

Vayne Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.2% winrateKalistaKalista55.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Vayne, we analyzed 10,003 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 Kai'Sa 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.

Other Useful Resources

Vayne Build Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vayne to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Vayne versus Kai'Sa build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Vayne used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Kai'Sa than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 54.2% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kai'Sa 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 chose for Vayne vs Kai'Sa counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Vayne x Kai'Sa tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every match run with these champs.