How to win lane as Vayne against Gragas · 51.04% win rate over 625 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gragas | Gragas out-ranges Vayne with Barrel Roll and his Drunken Rage autos chunk her while W reduces any return damage. |
| Level 2 | Gragas | His Q poke keeps chipping Vayne at Level 2 with no counterplay for her yet. |
| Level 3 | Gragas | Body Slam gives Gragas a stun engage at Level 3 that sets up free trades Vayne can't answer. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Around Levels 4-5 it's even skill — before his ult, Vayne can farm safely and trade the cooldown gaps. |
| Level 6 | Gragas | Explosive Cask at Level 6 lets Gragas flip Vayne into tower or his jungler for a kill. |
| First item | Gragas | Gragas's W damage reduction and tankiness out-trade Vayne's single-item DPS ramp. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | With 2+ items Vayne's %-health Silver Bolts and Final Hour kiting melt Gragas and dodge his single-target engage. |
Gragas wins the Level 1-2 poke exchange outright — Barrel Roll (Q) outranges you and Drunken Rage empowered autos chunk you while his W damage reduction shrugs off any return fire. Just farm and dodge.
The full Vayne vs Gragas 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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