[2.3] [Challenger] Advanced Vayne Guide

Last hitting minions is massively important to gaining an advantage over your lane opponent. Being up by just 30 cs is nearly equivalent gold-wise to being up two kills. This kind of advantage directly translates to your ability to snowball the lane, and ultimately the game. You should be farming as much as possible, but sometimes it might not be that way. If that's the case, you have to have patience until late game.

Generally speaking, you are playing the weakest ad carry in the early phases. Here are a few tips to win the early game;

• Only last hit. Never push the lane. Only push your lane if the enemy ad carry is missing.
• Don't take extensive trades. If the enemy team engages on you, disengage. Do not try to fight back.
  • If you play with e.g. Braum/Alistar then you can take short trades when your support engages. But ONLY SHORT ONES!
• Keep your distance against strong early game champions (Jhin's 4th Shot - Draven - Miss Fortune's AA+Q+AA)
• Be passive, but don't be a coward. If you got two kills and feel strong then feel free to engage on the enemy. Use AA+Q+AA to proc your Silver Bolts and either continue or back off.
• If you lose your lane very hard (0/6), then don't be afraid to ask for a swap with top. If the enemy has a immobile top laner like Garen, you will have a much easier time fighting him even if he is fed as you can push him back and jump away.

Good Synergies

• Alistar: Can engage with Headbutt + Pulverize and follow the knock-ups with a stun from Trample . This gives you enough time to kill or bring the enemy target to very low health
• Blitzcrank: If he lands a good hook, you will kill the target. He can follow it up with a stun from Power Fist and silence from Static Field on top of your ultimate.
• Braum: When Braum uses Winter's Bite he puts one stack on the enemy. Your Silver Bolts requires three attacks. If you manage to proc Braum's stun it is more or less and instant death. Plus he can also shield you from potential engages with his Unbreakable and Glacial Fissure .
• Soraka: While Soraka isn't an aggressive support, she is the strongest healers in the game which allows you to jump into battles as long as she is following you.
• Nami: Super powerful combination with your Condemn . If she hits the enemy with Aqua Prison or Tidal Wave you can easily follow that up with your condemn. Vice-versa also works. Plus she heals and empowers three attacks which is perfect for Silver Bolts

Bad Synergies

• Sona: Doesn't do much. She can heal and deal a little damage until level 5. After 5 she just gains a short stun which doesn't do much unless you manage to follow it up. But chances are that the enemy will flash or run to avoid your stun.
• Janna: While she has a very strong shield, it sadly isn't enough. If the enemy team decides to fully engage on you, there's very little Janna can do apart from throw a shield on you and try to land a tornado. She has a very good disengage with her Monsoon but it is only useful against a powerful engagers like Malphite or Camille.

Basic Combos

• Flash+Condemn (Flash+ Condemn )
• AA+Q+AA (AA+ Tumble +AA)