How to win lane as Vayne against Lucian · 51.46% win rate over 2,666 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Lucian's double-tap passive and Piercing Light (Q) out-range and out-burst you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | His superior early DPS and dash control keep you pinned through level 2. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | Lucian out-trades you at every pre-item level with his poke kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | His Relentless Pursuit (E) dash lets him all-in safely before your bolts matter. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | It's an even skill check at 6 as you stabilize but his Culling (R) still pokes hard. |
| First item | Vayne | Blade of the Ruined King finally lets you match and beat his laning damage. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | Your %HP true damage and Final Hour hard out-scale his front-loaded kit late. |
Lucian hard-wins the early lane. His passive double-tap, Piercing Light (Q), and Ardent Blaze (W) out-range and out-DPS you at every pre-item level, and his Relentless Pursuit (E) dash lets him engage and disengage on his terms. Farm safe and give ground.
The full Vayne vs Lucian 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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