Talk:Vayne/@comment-26001789-20150916033933/@comment-8506165-20150917004053

If Vayne isn't in the spotlight at Worlds that doesn't mean she's not overpowered for SoloQ. The best example of this is pre-rework Fiora who despite never having been decent in competitive achieved a terrifying winrate in all elos in SoloQ for months. It was mitigated somewhat by nerfs (because Riot themselves finally recognised the concept) but she still managed decent success even post-nerf, when most pro players didn't even bother picking her up - she was played once in LCS and lost. But yeah. If Vayne is the number 1 dominant pick at Worlds that's more proof she's too good, but if she doesn't it doesn't mean she's fine for the vast majority of players.

Problem is, Vayne is a reliable ADC outside of competitive, which she shouldn't be given her hypercarry status and skillcap. Her counters in lane have been nerfed to the ground and she's benefited from numerous indirect buffs to boot, most notably the BotRK buffs. I personally think BotRK is actually one of the main reasons for Vayne being in her current overly powerful state - it messes up her power curve completely - but given Riot seem determined not to meaningfully nerf it any time soon (or at all, seeing as they buffed it recently) then they should either nerf her or give other ADCs a buff to compete with her. Or both, even, depending on how far they go with them. Kalista and Tristana could stay as they are if they buff up the others - they're pretty much the other two big ADCs right now - but everyone else is decidedly "meh" when compared to them. Not "bad", but there's no compelling reason to pick them either if all you care about is winning.