User blog comment:Hyperion602/A new way to play Vayne/@comment-24420226-20140218200515

I've tried top vayne recently with a similar build, focusing on getting a zephyr and botrk for speed and cdr. The problem is is her incredibly unstable early game, which is unfortunately easily exploited by the currently popular top lane bullies: Shyvana, Renekton, and Wukong. Your condemn/tumble is just not enough safety to stop them from constantly fighting you. Shyvana can easily just run right back up to you/use dragon's descent, the cd for Wu's nimbus is almost half as short as your condemn, and of course Renekton's early game power needs no explaination. If Vayne could somehow survive to 11 without feeding them, she could still come out on top, but that's a big if, and you'll almost certainly attract the attention of the enemy jungler. Special attention from your jungler is nice, but it's not good to depend on being babysat by the jungler.

Once you get your three items, there's no doubt you can really crack some tank's skuls. But it's getting to those three items that is a major uphill battle. If the enemy team sees you pick vayne with another adc, don't be surprised to see the monkey as their next pick.