Vayne vs Singed — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vayne against Singed · 44.86% win rate (1,509 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Singed is favoured — Vayne wins only 44.86% of 1,509 games. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

Kite him — W-shred his HP, don’t chase poison.

Track: Singed's E — Fling (10–8s cooldown). His flip. Condemn or tumble it.

Do

  • W-shred his HP (true damage)
  • Kite with Q-tumble
  • Don’t chase through poison

Don't

  • Get E-flinged into goo
  • Chase his poison trail
  • Get caught flat-footed

Runes & build vs Singed

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Blade of the Ruined King (%HP duel spike)
Then
Phantom Dancer
Boots
Mercury's Treads
Runes
Lethal Tempo (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Magic Resist

Favour timeline — the windows in Vayne's game plan

Read from Vayne's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Singed.

This is Vayne's own plan; across 1,509 pooled games the lane is Singed-favoured.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VayneYour level 1 auto-poke beats Singed's poison trade cleanly.
Level 2VayneAt 2 you keep the CS lead and dodge his Fling range.
Level 3VayneThird-stack true damage at 3 punishes his walk-ups.
Levels 4-5VayneCondemn outranges Fling and cancels his engage through 4-5.
Level 6VayneFinal Hour lets you run him down at level 6.
First itemVayneBORK true damage outpaces his regen at first item.
Two+ itemsVayneYour W ignores his late-game HP stacking entirely.

How to beat Singed as Vayne: the early game

Singed can't kill you early and your Q-auto poke beats his poison trade; just don't chase into his goo and take the free CS lead levels 1-2.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Vayne in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vayne's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vayne vs Singed 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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Common questions

Who wins Vayne vs Singed in top lane?

Singed — Vayne wins only 44.86% of 1,509 games, so Vayne plays this as the disadvantaged side.

Is Vayne vs Singed a skill matchup?

Not really — Singed holds a real statistical advantage (55.14% win rate), so Vayne is the one working uphill.

Does Vayne counter Singed?

No — Singed counters Vayne (Vayne wins only 44.86% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.

What runes does Vayne take vs Singed?

Vayne takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Singed.

What should Vayne build vs Singed?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Blade of the Ruined King (%HP duel spike) first, then Phantom Dancer, with Mercury's Treads.

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