Vayne vs Kai'Sa — Bot Lane (ADC) Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vayne against Kai'Sa · 53.31% win rate over 10,708 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Kai'Sa owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Vayne's 1, yet the win rate favours Vayne: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vayne wins 53.31% of games vs Kai'Sa in bot lane (adc) (10,708 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Kai'SaAt Level 1 Kai'Sa's Plasma poke and range edge favour her.
Level 2Kai'SaAt Level 2 her W and passive stacking give her the trading lead.
Level 3Kai'SaAt Level 3 her burst window out-damages a stack-less Vayne.
Levels 4-5Kai'SaAt Levels 4-5 her evolutions and E steroid keep her ahead in trades.
Level 6Kai'SaAt Level 6 Killer Instinct gives her a stronger all-in than Vayne can answer early.
First itemEven / skillAt first item the lane evens as Final Hour and a saved Condemn cancel her dash.
Two+ itemsVayneBy two-plus items Silver Bolts and a wall-Condemn on her R flip it to Vayne.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-5 favour Kai'Sa — her Plasma-stack burst, W poke, and E attack-speed steroid let her out-trade Vayne before Silver Bolts ramps, so farm safe and dodge her missiles.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vayne vs Kai'Sa 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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