How to win lane as Ahri against Vladimir · 50.64% win rate over 4,962 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ahri | He has no engage and weak poke this early, letting your combo punish him cleanly before he can respond. |
| Level 2 | Ahri | Same pattern — his kit is still underwhelming at this stage and you keep winning trades. |
| Level 3 | Ahri | Your burst still kills him despite his ultimate since Hemoplague only amplifies rather than adding real threat. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ahri | Right before/at 6 you're still landing full combos on a squishy target with no way to escape reliably. |
| Level 6 | Ahri | Bursting him down before his healing kicks in remains your best and most reliable kill window. |
| First item | Ahri | His sustain items make Pool harder to punish, but your burst rotation still edges out his healing if you catch Pool down. |
| Two+ items | Ahri | Even fully scaled, your burst combo continues to outrace his sustain as long as you force fights around his cooldowns. |
Vladimir is at his weakest right now — no reliable engage, a long Sanguine Pool cooldown, and Transfusion damage that barely stings. Charm into full combo punishes him hard since he has no way to all-in back or escape cleanly if Pool is down. Push this advantage aggressively before his sustain kicks in, because this window closes fast.
The full Ahri vs Vladimir report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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