Vayne vs Darius TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Vayne vs Darius

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Vayne is a high-mobility ranged top laner who must use spacing and kiting to avoid Darius's melee all-ins.
Prioritize denying Darius extended trades to prevent him from stacking his passive and gaining sustain.
This is a scaling versus snowball matchup where Vayne aims to outscale and pressure side lanes later.

Trading pattern

Trade only when (E) is available to punish Darius's engage or to secure a terrain stun.
Use (Q) to reposition and avoid (E) pull and outer (Q) damage.
Avoid extended trades that allow Darius to stack his passive; focus on short, spaced trades.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (E) pull is off cooldown; getting caught leads to lethal trades.
Avoid long trades where Darius can stack five passive stacks and use (R) to execute.
Do not push the wave without vision, as Darius's low mobility makes you vulnerable to ganks and hard engages.

Early game

Use ranged autos and (Q) to poke and maintain distance without pushing the wave unnecessarily.
Hold (E) to punish Darius's engage attempts by knocking him into walls for stuns.
Avoid pushing without vision to prevent ganks and being caught by Darius's pull (E).

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) stealth and empowered (Q) to outplay Darius's all-in and reposition safely.
After your two-item spike, pressure side lanes with kiting to exploit Darius's lack of mobility.
Respect Darius's level 6 (R) execute window and his first bruiser item spike by avoiding extended trades near execute range.

Win conditions

Use ranged spacing and (Q) repositioning to deny Darius safe melee trades and prevent passive stacking.
Exploit terrain to land (E) stuns and punish Darius's engage attempts.
Reach your two-item power spike and leverage side-lane pressure to outduel and shred Darius in splitpush scenarios.