How to win lane as Vayne against Gnar · 51.72% win rate (1,160 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He out-ranges + CCs you — play safe, condemn Mega.
Track: Gnar's R — GNAR! (90–30s cooldown). His Mega all-in. Condemn or kite it.
Read from Vayne's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gnar.
This is Vayne's own plan; across 1,160 pooled games the lane is leaning Vayne.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | Mini Gnar out-ranges Vayne and his Hyper autos plus Boomerang chip her before Silver Bolts come online. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | Gnar keeps poking with empowered autos while Vayne still has no all-in at Level 2. |
| Level 3 | Gnar | At Level 3 Hop dodges Condemn, but Tumble spaces his poke — call it even. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gnar | Gnar still controls the Levels 4-5 tempo with poke and the looming Mega window. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At Level 6 it's a coinflip on the Rage bar — Mega threatens a kill, Mini can be dueled, so it's even skill. |
| First item | Gnar | Botrk %-health online beats his tank stats before Mega ramps up. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | With 2+ items Vayne's %-health Silver Bolts and Final Hour kiting out-scale Gnar's cooldown-gated Rage engages. |
Mini Gnar out-ranges you and his Hyper-empowered autos plus Boomerang (Q) poke chip you before Silver Bolts online — sit back and farm, you have no favourable trade at Levels 1-2.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vayne's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vayne vs Gnar 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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Vayne, slightly — a 51.72% win rate edge over 1,160 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vayne has a small statistical edge (51.72% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vayne has a slight edge (51.72% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vayne takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Second Wind and Bone Plating) vs Gnar.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP duel spike) first, then Phantom Dancer, with Plated Steelcaps.
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