How to win lane as Kalista against Vayne · 50.07% win rate over 1,336 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Kalista | Your ranged auto-attacks and Q outrange Vayne's melee attack window at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Kalista | At level 2 your extra ability lets you keep poking while she can only trade in her hurt range. |
| Level 3 | Kalista | By level 3 full Q-W-E lets you stack Rend faster than she can Tumble away. |
| Levels 4-5 | Kalista | Through levels 4-5 your poke and spear stacks keep her chunked and pushed off farm. |
| Level 6 | Kalista | Your level 6 Fate's Call plus support CC is a stronger all-in than her stealth ult. |
| First item | Kalista | Your first-item power spike arrives before her Guinsoo's/Botrk online. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | With two-plus items Vayne's true damage, resets and Condemn make her the superior late-game duelist. |
You own levels 1-2: your ranged autos and Q outrange her melee attack range, so trade the instant she walks up for a caster minion and start layering Rend stacks.
The full Kalista 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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