Talk:Vayne/Background/@comment-108.180.19.39-20121107051108/@comment-5606883-20130112032213

Playing Vayne in Dominion is kind of like playing Akali in a high-elo ranked game. Its just too unpredictable and risky to be viable.

Akali can rape any game if she is fed and well defended, but you can't count on that happening in high elo games because the enemy team has had years of practice on how to shut down a potential hyper carry early game, while usually only those who main support and tank know how to defend against this and keep their Akali teammate alive.

So the same goes with Vayne. Dominion is mainly about fast moving champions with one of four characteristics: (I'll put common, good dominion picks that satisfy those characteristics in parentheses.)


 * 1: Very high burst damage. (ex: Lux or Ahri)


 * 2: Strong tankyness. (ex: Hecarim, Udyr, or Rammus)


 * 3: Reliable sustain. (ex: Fiddlesticks or Kayle if played correctly)


 * 4: Global range, or close to it. (ex: Gangplank or Pantheon)

You should also always remember two important things about League of Legends. One is that in dominion, kills aren't as important as securing objectives. So a hyper-carry that deals damage in dps, like Vayne, isn't a needed pick for your team. The second thing is that -EVERY- champion is good, it just depends on your skill with that champion. So if you've won over 300 games with Vayne then I would be surprised to see you owning a bunch of Dominion games as her because you have high skill with her. However, if you aren't a pro Vayne player, then a champion who is better suited to "naturally" be in Dominion will most likely do better than you.