How to win lane as Vayne against Maokai · 50.49% win rate over 509 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Silver Bolts out-damages Maokai's slow, low-threat level-1 kit. |
| Level 2 | Vayne | His only pressure is a dodgeable Twisted Advance (W) root you sidestep. |
| Level 3 | Vayne | You win every walk-up trade as he has no burst to punish you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vayne | His CC-only kit can't 1v1 you through levels 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Vayne | Nature's Grasp (R) is a telegraphed root you Tumble over with no follow-up. |
| First item | Vayne | Blade of the Ruined King out-DPS his Sap Magic tank sustain. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | %HP true damage hard out-scales his stat-check tank build late. |
You out-damage Maokai from level 1. He's a slow tank whose only threats are his sapling poke and Twisted Advance (W) root — dodge the root and Silver Bolts punishes every walk-up. Just don't get caught in warded brush.
The full Vayne vs Maokai 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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