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Vayne combos

the Night Hunter

3 Vayne combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is AA › Q › AA › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Vayne combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

Harassment

AA AA

Q AA AA AA AA

When: An enemy is within range.

Tumble repositions you with bonus damage, the third consecutive attack triggers Silver Bolts with true damage based on max health.

The impale

E AA AA

When: An enemy is near a wall.

Condemn fires a giant bolt that knocks the target back; if they hit the terrain, they are impaled, take bonus damage and are stunned.

The final hour

Q AA AA AA AA

When: A team fight begins.

Final Hour raises your attack damage, makes you invisible during Tumble and reduces its cooldown.

Common mistakes

Switching targets: you lose the Silver Bolts progress.
Using Condemn with no wall behind the target when there is one.
Tumbling toward the enemies with no plan.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Tumble	6/5/4/3/2	46/42/38/34/30 Mana	300
W · Silver Bolts	0	—	750
E · Condemn	20/18/16/14/12	90 Mana	550
R · Final Hour	100/85/70	80 Mana	1

Official ability descriptions

PassiveNight Hunter

Vayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers, gaining Move Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.

QTumble

Vayne tumbles, maneuvering to carefully place her next shot. Her next attack deals bonus damage.

WSilver Bolts

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 max health as bonus true damage.

ECondemn

Vayne draws a heavy crossbow from her back, and fires a huge bolt at her target, knocking them back and dealing damage. If they collide with terrain, they are impaled, dealing bonus damage and stunning them.

RFinal Hour

Readying herself for an epic confrontation, Vayne gains increased Attack Damage, Invisibility during Tumble, reduced Tumble cooldown, and more bonus Move Speed from Night Hunter

Skill order

Max order: Q > W > E60.4% · 53 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●						●		●		●	●
E			●											●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 74 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Vayne

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.
Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

How to play around Vayne's combos

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Frequently asked questions

What is Vayne's main combo?

Harassment: AA › Q › AA › AA. An enemy is within range. Tumble repositions you with bonus damage, the third consecutive attack triggers Silver Bolts with true damage based on max health.

Which ability should I max first on Vayne?

The most-played max order is Q > W > E (53 games, 60.4% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Vayne's ultimate?

Final Hour has a 100/85/70 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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