Vayne vs Gragas — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vayne against Gragas · 51.04% win rate over 625 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Gragas 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 51.04% of games vs Gragas in top lane (625 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1GragasGragas out-ranges Vayne with Barrel Roll and his Drunken Rage autos chunk her while W reduces any return damage.
Level 2GragasHis Q poke keeps chipping Vayne at Level 2 with no counterplay for her yet.
Level 3GragasBody Slam gives Gragas a stun engage at Level 3 that sets up free trades Vayne can't answer.
Levels 4-5Even / skillAround Levels 4-5 it's even skill — before his ult, Vayne can farm safely and trade the cooldown gaps.
Level 6GragasExplosive Cask at Level 6 lets Gragas flip Vayne into tower or his jungler for a kill.
First itemGragasGragas's W damage reduction and tankiness out-trade Vayne's single-item DPS ramp.
Two+ itemsVayneWith 2+ items Vayne's %-health Silver Bolts and Final Hour kiting melt Gragas and dodge his single-target engage.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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