Talk:Vayne/@comment-4538269-20130718094832/@comment-5057599-20130718185000

Ezreal was nerfed, MF was nerfed, Varus was nerfed, Cait was nerfed and now Draven was nerfed. People tend to move on to champions who haven't been touched and Vayne actually got a nice change to her E recently and some mana buffs on Q a while ago. She also scales off farm better than most ADCs (on par with Kog and Trist), and with the addition of Barrier and base MS in S3 people started using lifesteal quints and starting Doran's, which means laning with Vayne is much easier than it used to be in S2. The fact that she can self peel is a huge factor when bruisers/assassins like Jarvan, Zed or Lee Sin are popular picks. And last but not least BotRK synergizes very well with her kit and provides a very easy pathway, meaning it is finished relatively early in the game and gives her unmatched 1 vs 1 potential.

I don't think she will be nerfed tbh. She's a strong pick in solo queue but other carries can provide other benefits to their team such as utility or poke. It's a case of champion diversity and when it comes to damage Vayne is at the top, the same way Ezreal is at the top on poke comps or Varus on the AoE comps or Cait on the early game comps. She excels at what she does, which is intended. If you leave Vayne unattended in lane or in teamfights she is gonna smash your face, that's obvious. But there are lots of ways to counterplay Vayne, as opposed to pre-nerf Eve or pre-nerf Kha'zix for example.

Riot admited shortly after her 2nd nerf after release that Vayne was an extremely hard champion to balance due to the nature of her kit. It took ages before she was a viable pick (I still remember that picking Vayne back on the age of the holy trinity was asking to get raped) and it would be very sad if they changed her now. I believe she'll take a hit if BotRK is nerfed (as it should) but Vayne herself should remain untouched.