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

Vayne vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Vayne

based on 6,016 Vayne vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Vayne resulted from an analysis of 6016 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Vayne encounters Ahri in only 2.9% of her games.

Vayne vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Vayne does a decent job of beating Ahri. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Vayne against Ahri matches, Vayne’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Vayne vs Ahri 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 EndGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Essence ReaverGuardian AngelExperimental HexplateBloodthirster

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

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
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ahri as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Ahri

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 Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Vayne vs Ahri Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Ahri Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.1
6.4
< Deaths >
5.6
5.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
162
< Minions Killed >
164
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,901
< Physical Damage >
1,454
1,568
< Magic Damage >
14,463
4,305
< True Damage >
5,051
20,775
< Damage Dealt >
20,969
21,517
< Damage Taken >
19,936
12,129
< Gold Earned >
11,125
2.3
< Towers >
1.96
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,046
< Total Healing >
4,711
12,931
< Experience >
14,132
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
70
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Ahri with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Vayne versus Ahri matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Vayne normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Ahri

Who is Better, Vayne or Ahri?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vayne usually wins when facing off against Ahri, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate than Ahri, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Ahrias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Ahri matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a 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 decent counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Ahri.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Vayne, we analyzed 6,016 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 Ahri 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 in order to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Vayne versus Ahri build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Vayne incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Ahri than with most other common builds. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Ahri with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Ahri as Vayne, Vayne players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Vayne vs Ahri counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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