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

Vayne vs Blitzcrank

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

based on 7,989 Vayne vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Vayne faced off against Blitzcrank in 7989 games. With so many games with Vayne versus Blitzcrank gives us faith in our ability to provide informative data and a recommended build to annihilate your foe. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Vayne fights Blitzcrank in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vayne does a below average job of countering Blitzcrank. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Vayne against Blitzcrank rounds, Vayne’s side is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she probably won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Vayne vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsVampiric Scepter

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterJak'Sho, The ProteanRapid FirecannonWit's End

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
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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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Vayne vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Blitzcrank Image
7.4
< Kills >
2.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6
5.6
< Assists >
13.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
159
< Minions Killed >
29
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,684
< Physical Damage >
2,713
1,552
< Magic Damage >
5,886
4,475
< True Damage >
946
20,712
< Damage Dealt >
9,545
20,879
< Damage Taken >
22,320
11,971
< Gold Earned >
8,508
2.22
< Towers >
1.44
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,542
< Total Healing >
2,190
12,642
< Experience >
10,408
17
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
68
< Time Dealing CC >
324

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Vayne against Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Vayne often has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Vayne or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vayne usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes a bad counter for Blitzcrank.

While Vayne does have a lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vayne into Blitzcrankas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Vayne is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Vayne, we analyzed 7,989 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 Blitzcrank 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 Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne often accumulates much more CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Blitzcrank build include Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Vayne bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Blitzcrank than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Blitzcrank as Vayne, you should take 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 combinations that we analyzed for Vayne vs Blitzcrank battles, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Vayne are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.