How to win lane as Akshan against Vladimir · 47.19% win rate over 1,924 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Akshan | Akshan wins early trades since Vladimir has low early damage and no engage tools. |
| Level 2 | Akshan | Kit completion at level 3 lets you consistently punish his cast animations and pool cooldown. |
| Level 3 | Akshan | Continued pressure keeps Vladimir on the back foot as he tries to scale health stacking. |
| Levels 4-5 | Akshan | You maintain lane control by denying his safe poke pattern. |
| Level 6 | Akshan | Comeuppance counters his global-enabling ultimate, keeping the level 6 spike in your favor. |
| First item | Akshan | Lethality burst threatens to punish his pool timing before he escapes. |
| Two+ items | Akshan | Fast burst execution beats his late-game sustain scaling if you don't let fights drag out. |
Vladimir is entirely reliant on Transfusion poke and has zero mobility besides Sanguine Pool, giving you a wide window to punish once E is unlocked at level 3 — dash in during his cast animation or right after he pools to catch him on cooldown. Early levels 1-2 favor you already since his damage output is low until he stacks health, so aggressive trading pays off from the start.
The full Akshan 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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