Tristana vs Vayne — Bot Lane (ADC) Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Tristana against Vayne · 53.93% win rate over 4,866 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Tristana is favoured — Tristana owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Vayne's 1. Tristana wins 53.93% of games vs Vayne in bot lane (adc) (4,866 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TristanaLevel 1 favours you because Vayne has no ranged poke and must walk into your auto range to CS.
Level 2TristanaLevel 2 favours you as your second point (E or W) gives real trade or escape while she still has only Tumble.
Level 3TristanaLevel 3 favours you because full E-detonation trades out-damage her weak early autos and beat Silver Bolts healing.
Levels 4-5TristanaLevels 4-5 favour you since your stacked E burst and range keep punishing her walk-ups before she scales.
Level 6TristanaLevel 6 favours you because Buster Shot peels Vayne's engage and enables your all-in, while her ult only repositions.
First itemTristanaFirst item favours you as your Kraken/Shieldbow spike lands before Vayne's three-item power comes online.
Two+ itemsVayneTwo-plus items favour Vayne because Final Hour, on-hit and Silver Bolts true damage out-duel and out-kite you late.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You dominate levels 1-2: Vayne has no ranged trade tool, so you last-hit freely and punish every Tumble-in with an auto-plus-E poke while your greater range and W keep you safe from Condemn.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Tristana 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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