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Vayne vs Malzahar

How often does Vayne beat Malzahar in ADC?

Vayne into Malzahar in ADC: 46% observed win rate across 66 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Vayne behind by 523 gold.

Vayne at 15:00

Typical gap to Malzahar, from 66 games that reached 15:00.

Does Vayne counter Malzahar?

No counter here: Vayne sits at 46% over 66 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.

Beating Malzahar: the Vayne game plan

Someone usually dies here around 6:47 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Vayne's ADC build, with receipts

The most-finished Vayne core is Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus: 56.2% across 7,087 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (20,168 games).

Skill plan: Vayne players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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