Corki vs Vayne — Bot Lane (ADC) Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Corki against Vayne · 48.03% win rate over 837 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Corki owns 7 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Vayne: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Corki wins 48.03% of games vs Vayne in bot lane (adc) (837 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1CorkiCorki out-ranges Vayne at level 1 with Phosphorus Bomb while she has no reach or waveclear.
Level 2CorkiAt level 2 Corki's poke and reveal keep Vayne farming passively with no trade back.
Level 3CorkiLevel 3 Corki can layer W over autos while Vayne's Tumble is her only escape.
Levels 4-5CorkiThrough levels 4-5 Corki shoves and pokes freely; Vayne still cannot stack Silver Bolts safely.
Level 6CorkiMissile Barrage gives Corki burst at 6 while Vayne's Final Hour adds no survivability to trades.
First itemCorkiAt first item Corki's ranged advantage compounds a lead Vayne can't contest yet.
Two+ itemsCorkiWith 2+ items Corki's spacing and poke still deny Vayne the melee windows her true damage needs.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1-2 you flat out-stat Vayne: Phosphorus Bomb out-ranges everything she has and reveals her if she Tumbles into a bush, so trade freely and last-hit safely behind your caster minions while she can only farm passively.

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The full Corki vs Vayne report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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