TOP 5 VAYNE COUNTERS ADC

Top 5 Vayne Bot Lane Counters

Vayne is the nightmare of every frontline — a true damage-dealing, dueling hyper-carry with mobility and invisibility that can 1v9 in the late game. Once she hits two items, she becomes incredibly hard to lock down and shreds even tanks with ease thanks to Silver Bolts (W) and Final Hour (R).

But her early game is weak.

Vayne is short-ranged, squishy, and highly reliant on support peel or good positioning to make it through the early levels. If you pressure her early, force short trades, or outrange and shove her in, you can deny her scaling and shut her down before she ever gets going.

These are the Top 5 ADC Picks that consistently punish Vayne in lane and teamfights alike.

1. Caitlyn

• Playstyle: Long-range lane bully / zoning ADC
• Strengths:
  • Outranges Vayne by 150+ range, giving her full control in lane.
  • Can zone her off CS with traps and autos.
  • Wins all early-game trades and dominates wave control.

Play Tips:

• Abuse your range early with auto + Q trades — Vayne can’t respond unless she tumbles in.
• Set up Yordle Snap Traps (W) behind minions to deny all-in angles.
• Keep the wave pushed — force Vayne to farm under tower where she’s weakest.

2. Miss Fortune

• Playstyle: Lane bully / AoE burst ADC
• Strengths:
  • Can burst Vayne before she gets her passive and Q resets going.
  • Make It Rain (E) slows her mid-tumble and limits her mobility.
  • Dominates early lane with Double Up (Q) poke and crit builds.

Play Tips:

• Harass through minions with Q bounces — always aim to hit her from second hits.
• Time E as she engages to slow her and limit her re-positioning.
• In teamfights, use Bullet Time (R) when Vayne's cooldowns are down or she’s revealed from invisibility.

3. Draven

• Playstyle: Snowballing lane tyrant / early-game carry
• Strengths:
  • Out-damages Vayne at every stage before 2 items.
  • Can completely shut her out with early kill pressure and item spikes.
  • Forces her to play defensive and farm safely, delaying her power spike.

Play Tips:

• Fight early and often — Vayne can’t match your base damage in any trade.
• Catch axes away from the minion wave to threaten an all-in.
• Push tempo — even if she survives lane, she’ll be massively behind in gold if you get ahead.

4. Ziggs

• Playstyle: Artillery mage ADC / turret destroyer
• Strengths:
  • Outranges Vayne completely, denying her any real way to trade.
  • Can shove lane fast, forcing her to farm under pressure.
  • Satchel passive and W enable early plate-taking, denying her time to scale.

Play Tips:

• Use Q and Passive auto-empower to bully from range.
• Drop W (Satchel Charge) defensively — deny her engages or interrupt her chase.
• After 1st tower, rotate mid and pressure with Mega Inferno Bomb (R) cross-map.

5. Jhin

• Playstyle: Burst ADC with long-range poke and CC
• Strengths:
  • Can punish Vayne before she can enter invis or get into range.
  • Deadly Flourish (W) roots her mid-tumble if timed right.
  • Scales well and zones her out in teamfights with ult and traps.

Play Tips:

• Harass early with Q + autos, and use 4th shot to pressure all-ins.
• Root her post-tumble with W — she can’t escape or fight back during lockdown.
• Play wide in teamfights — your zone pressure forces her to overcommit or split off.