How to win lane as Akali against Vladimir · 49.89% win rate over 2,824 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Akali | You dominate level 1 since Vladimir has no offensive pressure and only a defensive pool to fall back on. |
| Level 2 | Akali | You keep winning level 2 by baiting his pool cooldown and punishing the window right after. |
| Level 3 | Akali | Your burst at level 3 still kills him if Sanguine Pool is down, keeping the trade in your favor. |
| Levels 4-5 | Akali | Your combo through levels 4-5 continues to outpace his sustain-based trading pattern. |
| Level 6 | Akali | Your all-in at level 6 still threatens to finish him even through one pool dodge, keeping pressure on his side. |
| First item | Akali | Your first-item reset lets you punish his pool cooldown directly, sustaining your damage lead. |
| Two+ items | Akali | Even late your 1v1 burst wins as long as you isolate him away from a grouped Hemoplague moment. |
Vladimir has no true escape besides Sanguine Pool on a long cooldown at levels 1-2, so you win by forcing him to use it early on a fake engage, then punishing the empty cooldown window right after.
The full Akali 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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