Scaling Vayne
Vayne · Bot · Scaling · by Zhorrua
Build
1Doran's Blade475gAttack Damage10Health80Passive: Basic Attacks restore 5 Health On-Hit.Basic item — no components.
2Vampiric Scepter800g (400g to combine)Attack Damage10Life Steal10%Recipe
3Bilgewater Cutlass1,400g (200g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal12%Active: 90s Deals 100 magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.Recipe
4Blade of The Ruined King3,200g (1,000g to combine)Attack Damage25Attack Speed40%Life Steal15%Ruination: Basic Attacks deal 5% of the target's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit. (Max 60 to Minions and Monsters)Active: 90s Deals 15% max health to target champion (Min 100 Damage) and steals 30% of their Move Speed for 3 seconds.Recipe
5Berserker's Greaves900g (175g to combine)Attack Speed20%Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
6Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
Blade of The Ruined King3,200g (1,000g to combine)Attack Damage25Attack Speed40%Life Steal15%Ruination: Basic Attacks deal 5% of the target's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit. (Max 60 to Minions and Monsters)Active: 90s Deals 15% max health to target champion (Min 100 Damage) and steals 30% of their Move Speed for 3 seconds.RecipeBerserker's Greaves900g (175g to combine)Attack Speed20%Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
Phantom Dancer2,800g (495g to combine)Attack Speed50%Critical Strike Chance30%Move Speed5%Ghostly Waltz: Champion can move through units.Recipe
Infinity Edge3,800g (645g to combine)Attack Damage70Critical Strike Chance25%Infinite Precision: Critical strikes deal 250% damage instead of 200%.Recipe
Last Whisper2,300g (1,025g to combine)Attack Damage40Piercing Volley: You ignore 35% of your opponent's Armor.Recipe
The Bloodthirster3,200g (850g to combine)Attack Damage70Life Steal12%Bloodthirst: Grants 1 Attack Damage and 0.2% Life Steal per stack (max 30 Attack Damage and 6% Life Steal). Grants 1 stack per unit kill (max 30 stacks). Half of the stacks are lost upon death.RecipeThe Bloodthirster3,200g (850g to combine)Attack Damage70Life Steal12%Bloodthirst: Grants 1 Attack Damage and 0.2% Life Steal per stack (max 30 Attack Damage and 6% Life Steal). Grants 1 stack per unit kill (max 30 stacks). Half of the stacks are lost upon death.Recipe
Mercurial Scimitar3,700g (600g to combine)Attack Damage60Magic Resist45Active: 90s Removes all debuffs, and if champion is melee, also grants 50% bonus Move Speed for 1 second.Recipe
Maw of Malmortius3,200g (975g to combine)Attack Damage60Magic Resist40Feeding Frenzy: Grants 1 Attack Damage for every 2% of missing Health, up to a maximum of 35 Attack Damage.Lifeline: Upon taking magic damage that would reduce Health below 30%, grants a Shield that absorbs 400 magic damage for 5 seconds (90 second cooldown).Recipe
Runes and masteries
x8Mark of Attack DamageMark
x1Mark of Critical ChanceMark
x9Seal of ArmorSeal
x9Glyph of Magic ResistGlyph
x3Quintessence of Attack SpeedQuint
- Attack Damage +8.00
- Attack Speed +13.50%
- Critical Strike Chance +1.00%
- Armor +9.00
- Magic Resist +12.60
0/1Summoner's Wrath0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Exhaust, Ignite, Ghost, Surge, Rally, and PromoteExhaust Exhaust also reduces the target's Armor and Magic Resist by 10.Ignite While Ignite is on cooldown, gain 5 Ability Power and Attack Damage.Ghost Bonus Move Speed granted by Ghost is increased.Surge Increases the Attack Speed bonus by 5% and the Ability Power bonus by 10%.Rally Rally additionally gives Ability Power.Promote The Siege Rider's bonus Attack Damage aura also affects Champions.
4/4Fury4/4+1% Attack Speed per rank
0/4Sorcery0/4+1% Cooldown Reduction per rank
0/2Butcher0/2Basic attacks deal 2/4 bonus damage to minions and monsters
4/4Deadliness4/4+0.166/0.333/0.498/0.664 Attack Damage per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in Offense.
0/4Blast0/4+0.25/0.5/0.75/1 Ability Power per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in Offense.
0/1Destruction0/1Increase damage to turrets by 5%Needs 4 points spent higher in Offense.
3/3Havoc3/3Increases damage dealt by 0.67%/1.33%/2%Needs 8 points spent higher in Offense.
1/1Weapon Expertise1/1+8% Armor PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in Offense.Needs Deadliness at 4/4.
0/1Arcane Knowledge0/1+8% Magic PenetrationNeeds 8 points spent higher in Offense.Needs Blast at 4/4.
2/2Lethality2/2+2.5%/5% Critical Strike Damage (5%/10% for melee)Needs 12 points spent higher in Offense.
2/2Brute Force2/2+1.5/3 Attack DamageNeeds 12 points spent higher in Offense.
0/3Mental Force0/3+2/4/6 Ability PowerNeeds 12 points spent higher in Offense.
0/1Spellsword0/1Deals 5% of your Ability Power as magic damage on basic attacksNeeds 12 points spent higher in Offense.
1/1Frenzy1/1Grants 10% attack speed for 2 seconds after landing a critical hitNeeds 16 points spent higher in Offense.Needs Lethality at 2/2.
0/3Sunder0/3+2/4/6 LethalityNeeds 16 points spent higher in Offense.
0/4Archmage0/4Increases Ability Power by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 16 points spent higher in Offense.
0/1Executioner0/1Increases damage dealt by 5% to targets below 50% HealthNeeds 20 points spent higher in Offense.
0/1Summoner's Resolve0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Cleanse, Heal, Smite, Barrier, and FortifyCleanse Extends the Tenacity buff duration.Heal Gain 5 Health per level.Smite Smite grants 10 gold per cast.Barrier Barrier's Shield is increased.Fortify Turrets deal splash damage around their target.
0/3Perseverance0/3Grants up to +2/4/6 Health Regen per 5 seconds based on missing Health
4/4Durability4/4+1.5/3/4.5/6 Health per level
0/2Tough Skin0/2Reduces damage taken from monsters by 1/2
3/3Hardiness3/3+2/4/6 ArmorNeeds 4 points spent higher in Defense.
2/3Resistance2/3+2/4/6 Magic ResistNeeds 4 points spent higher in Defense.
0/1Bladed Armor0/1Deals 6 damage to any enemy monster that attacks youNeeds 4 points spent higher in Defense.Needs Tough Skin at 2/2.
2/2Unyielding2/2Reduces damage taken from enemy champions by 1/2Needs 8 points spent higher in Defense.
0/2Relentless0/2Reduces the effectiveness of slows by 7.5%/15%Needs 8 points spent higher in Defense.
1/1Veteran's Scars1/1+30 HealthNeeds 8 points spent higher in Defense.Needs Durability at 4/4.
0/1Safeguard0/1Reduces damage taken from turrets by 5%Needs 8 points spent higher in Defense.
1/1Block1/1Reduces damage taken from champion basic attacks by 3Needs 12 points spent higher in Defense.Needs Unyielding at 2/2.
0/3Tenacious0/3Reduces the duration of crowd control effects by 5%/10%/15%Needs 12 points spent higher in Defense.
0/3Juggernaut0/3Increases your maximum Health by 1.5%/2.75%/4%Needs 12 points spent higher in Defense.
0/1Defender0/1Grants +1 Armor and Magic Resist for each nearby enemy championNeeds 16 points spent higher in Defense.
0/3Legendary Armor0/3Increases bonus Armor and Magic Resist by +2%/4%/6%Needs 16 points spent higher in Defense.
0/1Good Hands0/1Reduce time spent dead by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in Defense.
0/1Reinforced Armor0/1Reduce damage taken from critical strikes by 10%Needs 16 points spent higher in Defense.
0/1Honor Guard0/1Reduces damage taken from all sources by 3%Needs 20 points spent higher in Defense.
0/1Summoner's Insight0/1Improves the Summoner Spells Teleport, Flash, Clarity, Revive, and Clairvoyance.Teleport Teleport's channel time is reduced.Flash Reduces Flash's Cooldown by 15 seconds.Clarity Restores 25% more mana.Revive Revive temporarily grants the user 220-560 Health.Clairvoyance Retain sight on units revealed by Clairvoyance for 5 seconds.
0/3Wanderer0/3Grants +0.66%/1.33%/2% increased Movement Speed when out of combat
0/3Meditation0/3+1/2/3 Mana Regen per 5 seconds
0/1Improved Recall0/1Reduces the cast time of Recall by 1 second
0/1Scout0/1Wards gain 25% increased vision range for the first 3 seconds after placing themNeeds 4 points spent higher in Utility.
0/3Mastermind0/3Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 4%/7%/10%Needs 4 points spent higher in Utility.
0/3Expanded Mind0/3+4/7/10 mana per levelNeeds 4 points spent higher in Utility.
0/2Artificer0/2Reduces the cooldown of activated items by 7.5%/15%Needs 4 points spent higher in Utility.
0/4Greed0/4Grants an additional +0.5/1/1.5/2 gold every 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in Utility.
0/1Runic Affinity0/1Increases the duration of neutral monster buffs by 20%Needs 8 points spent higher in Utility.
0/3Vampirism0/3+1%/2%/3% Lifesteal and Spell VampNeeds 8 points spent higher in Utility.
0/1Biscuiteer0/1Start the game with a regenerative biscuit that restores 80 Health and 50 Mana over 10 secondsNeeds 8 points spent higher in Utility.
0/2Wealth0/2Increases starting gold by 40/75Needs 12 points spent higher in Utility.Needs Greed at 4/4.
0/4Awareness0/4Increases Experience earned by 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5%Needs 12 points spent higher in Utility.
0/3Strength of Spirit0/3Up to +1/2/3 Health Regen per 5 seconds for each 400 Mana you possessNeeds 12 points spent higher in Utility.
0/1Explorer0/1Start the game with an Explorer's Ward.Needs 12 points spent higher in Utility.Needs Biscuiteer at 1/1.
0/1Pickpocket0/1Grants 5 gold (melee) or 3 gold (ranged) each time you basic attack an enemy champion (5s cooldown)Needs 16 points spent higher in Utility.
0/3Intelligence0/3+2%/4%/6% Cooldown ReductionNeeds 16 points spent higher in Utility.
0/1Nimble0/1Grants 3% increased Movement SpeedNeeds 20 points spent higher in Utility.As published: the page names no opening, only a buy path. Left as the author set it.
Skill order
ultimate at 6, 11 and 16
Night Hunter
Night HunterPassive
Vayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers. She gains 30 Movement Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.
TumbleQTumbleQ
Vayne tumbles, maneuvering to carefully place her next shot. Her next attack deals bonus damage.
- Damage
- 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% AD
- Cooldown
- 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2s
- Cost
- 30 Mana
- Range
- 300
Silver BoltsWSilver BoltsW
Vayne tips her bolts with a rare metal, toxic to evil things. The third consecutive attack or ability against the same target deals a percentage of the target's maximum Health as bonus true damage. (Max: 200 damage vs. Monsters)
- Damage
- 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 + 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% Max HP
- Cooldown
- 0s
- Cost
- Passive
- Range
- 750
CondemnECondemnE
Vayne draws a heavy crossbow from her back, and fires a huge bolt at her target, dealing damage and knocking them back. If they collide with terrain, they are impaled, dealing bonus damage and stunning them.
- Damage
- 45 / 80 / 115 / 150 / 185 + 50% bonus AD
- Cooldown
- 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12s
- Cost
- 90 Mana
- Range
- 550
Final HourRFinal HourR
Readying herself for an epic confrontation, Vayne gains increased Attack Damage, invisibility during Tumble, and triple the bonus Movement Speed from Night Hunter.
- Cooldown
- 100 / 85 / 70s
- Cost
- 80 Mana
- Range
- 1
- Tumble (Q) takes points at levels 1, 4, 5, 7, 9.
- Silver Bolts (W) takes points at levels 2, 8, 10, 12, 13.
- Condemn (E) takes points at levels 3, 14, 15, 17, 18.
- Final Hour (R) takes points at levels 6, 11, 16.
Why these items
Corein buy order
1Doran's Blade475gAttack Damage10Health80Passive: Basic Attacks restore 5 Health On-Hit.Basic item — no components.Doran's BladeDoran's Blade475gAttack Damage10Health80Passive: Basic Attacks restore 5 Health On-Hit.Basic item — no components.475g
- 2Vampiric Scepter800g (400g to combine)Attack Damage10Life Steal10%Recipe
Vampiric ScepterVampiric Scepter800g (400g to combine)Attack Damage10Life Steal10%Recipe
800g - 3Bilgewater Cutlass1,400g (200g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal12%Active: 90s Deals 100 magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.Recipe
Bilgewater CutlassBilgewater Cutlass1,400g (200g to combine)Attack Damage25Life Steal12%Active: 90s Deals 100 magic damage and Slows the target champion's Move Speed by 25% for 2 seconds.Recipe
1,400g 
4Blade of The Ruined King3,200g (1,000g to combine)Attack Damage25Attack Speed40%Life Steal15%Ruination: Basic Attacks deal 5% of the target's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit. (Max 60 to Minions and Monsters)Active: 90s Deals 15% max health to target champion (Min 100 Damage) and steals 30% of their Move Speed for 3 seconds.RecipeBlade of The Ruined KingBlade of The Ruined King3,200g (1,000g to combine)Attack Damage25Attack Speed40%Life Steal15%Ruination: Basic Attacks deal 5% of the target's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit. (Max 60 to Minions and Monsters)Active: 90s Deals 15% max health to target champion (Min 100 Damage) and steals 30% of their Move Speed for 3 seconds.Recipe
3,200g
5Berserker's Greaves900g (175g to combine)Attack Speed20%Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipeBerserker's GreavesBerserker's Greaves900g (175g to combine)Attack Speed20%Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedRecipe
900g
6Mercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.RecipeMercury's TreadsMercury's Treads1,200g (475g to combine)Magic Resist25Enhanced Movement: 45 Move SpeedTenacity: Reduces the duration of Stuns, Slows, Taunts, Fears, Silences, Blinds, and Immobilizes by 35%.Recipe
1,200g
Situationalonly when the game asks for it
The Bloodthirster3,200g (850g to combine)Attack Damage70Life Steal12%Bloodthirst: Grants 1 Attack Damage and 0.2% Life Steal per stack (max 30 Attack Damage and 6% Life Steal). Grants 1 stack per unit kill (max 30 stacks). Half of the stacks are lost upon death.RecipeThe BloodthirsterThe Bloodthirster3,200g (850g to combine)Attack Damage70Life Steal12%Bloodthirst: Grants 1 Attack Damage and 0.2% Life Steal per stack (max 30 Attack Damage and 6% Life Steal). Grants 1 stack per unit kill (max 30 stacks). Half of the stacks are lost upon death.Recipe
3,200g
Mercurial Scimitar3,700g (600g to combine)Attack Damage60Magic Resist45Active: 90s Removes all debuffs, and if champion is melee, also grants 50% bonus Move Speed for 1 second.RecipeMercurial ScimitarMercurial Scimitar3,700g (600g to combine)Attack Damage60Magic Resist45Active: 90s Removes all debuffs, and if champion is melee, also grants 50% bonus Move Speed for 1 second.Recipe
3,700g
Maw of Malmortius3,200g (975g to combine)Attack Damage60Magic Resist40Feeding Frenzy: Grants 1 Attack Damage for every 2% of missing Health, up to a maximum of 35 Attack Damage.Lifeline: Upon taking magic damage that would reduce Health below 30%, grants a Shield that absorbs 400 magic damage for 5 seconds (90 second cooldown).RecipeMaw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius3,200g (975g to combine)Attack Damage60Magic Resist40Feeding Frenzy: Grants 1 Attack Damage for every 2% of missing Health, up to a maximum of 35 Attack Damage.Lifeline: Upon taking magic damage that would reduce Health below 30%, grants a Shield that absorbs 400 magic damage for 5 seconds (90 second cooldown).Recipe
3,200g
Notes
the author's own wordsVayne becomes extremely powerful once she has two or three items. She deals significant damage and is harder to kill than other ADCs thanks to her stealth and her dodging through Tumble. The goal is to reach two or three items and dictate team fights from that point on.
Build by Zhorrua, transcribed from the League Classic Wiki archive.