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How to Win Vayne vs Viktor Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Viktor as Vayne

based on 2,840 Vayne vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Viktor as Vayne came out of an examination of 2840 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Vayne fights Viktor in only 1.4% of her games.

Vayne vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Vayne does a ok job of countering Viktor. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions face one another in. In Vayne against Viktor games, Vayne’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Viktor.

Best Vayne vs Viktor 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

BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateGuardian AngelEssence Reaver

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Vayne vs Viktor Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Viktor Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.3
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
5.3
< Assists >
7.1
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
172
< Minions Killed >
184
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,729
< Physical Damage >
640
1,569
< Magic Damage >
24,867
4,332
< True Damage >
696
20,631
< Damage Dealt >
26,205
21,870
< Damage Taken >
18,529
12,307
< Gold Earned >
12,124
2.26
< Towers >
2.08
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,261
< Total Healing >
1,621
13,131
< Experience >
15,062
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Viktor with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Vayne versus Viktor counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor..

Vayne often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Viktor. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Viktor

Who is Better, Vayne or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viktor, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes an ok counter for Viktor.

While Vayne does have a lower winrate compared to Viktor, when they face off with one another, Vayne also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Viktoras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vayne is a somewhat poor counter to Viktor. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vayne against Viktor.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Vayne, we analyzed 2,840 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 Viktor 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 Viktor 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 listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Viktor build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Vayne bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Viktor than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Viktor with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Viktor as Vayne, Vayne players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Vayne vs Viktor counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.

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