How to win lane as Vayne against Locke · 50.69% win rate over 1,156 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Tumble spacing and W true damage beat his level-1 trades. |
| Level 2 | Vayne | Silver Bolts shred straight through his grey-health at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Vayne | Condemn wall-stuns punish his level-3 E Ashen Pursuit gap-close. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vayne | Your kiting and true-damage scaling keep you ahead through 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Vayne | Final Hour stealth dodges his R Purgatory commit at 6. |
| First item | Vayne | Post-item your W bolts out-damage his single burst window. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | Late, percent-HP true damage and R stealth beat his whole kit. |
Levels 1-3 you out-space him completely: Tumble resets your position after every auto, his Q Ritual Nails is short-ranged enough that you punish each attempted mark, and Silver Bolts' third-hit true damage burns straight through the grey-health his W Soul Ignition leaves behind - trade freely.
The full Vayne vs Locke 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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