You can itemize against vayne

Mecha MaIphite··1 votes·441 views

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Warden's/Randuin's reduces her true damage output by 15% if she attacks you, and Frozen Heart reduces her true damage output by 15% if you're close enough to her. Together, they add up to around 28%. (This is assuming that by the time these two items are built, Vayne will have enough attack speed that the auto reset from her Q will be negligible)

In addition to items, there are also other ways of reducing her true damage. You can counterpick with a champion with built-in AS slows, like Malphite, Nasus or even Anivia (Malphite's 50% slow hits her especially hard). Exhaust also reduces AS by 30%.

If you have a Malphite with those two items who hits his ground slam on Vayne, she attacks him, and you exhaust her, you can cut her true damage down by almost 90%. This probably won't happen in an actual game but the point remains.

Of course, it's nowhere near as effective as itemizing against regular true damage or regular %hp damage, but you can still reduce it. So stop saying there is no way to itemize/counter her true damage.

4 Comments

Enosetc2 votes

reducing attack speed is not the same as reducing true damage

PhDs Nuts1 votes

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reducing attack speed is not the same as reducing true damage

It is when Vayne's true damage is literally tied to her attack speed. It's the same flat number, but it's applied slower. Over a time period, that's a % reduction.

Enosetc1 votes

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It is when Vayne's true damage is literally tied to her attack speed. It's the same flat number, but it's applied slower. Over a time period, that's a % reduction.

yeah, her true damage over time is reduced, but vayne doesn't really care about a tank being in her face when she can reposition herself every 2 seconds and displace the tank (who will usually only have 1 non-flash gap closer).

the items in the op are effective vs. vayne on paper, but largely negligible in most scenarios

BeatRushVII1 votes

wardens and frozen heart counter vayne you say? Is that why shes never picked by pros, and is unable to burst tanks when she is?

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