How to win lane as Anivia against Vladimir · 51.67% win rate (3,129 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
A wave-clear war you eventually win — survive his range early, then R erases waves while your stun threatens his face.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Untargetable dodge — bait it before you spend your kill window.
Read from Anivia's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Anivia | Level 1: Anivia's early poke already outpaces Vlad's passive-reliant sustain kit, giving Anivia a head start with no all-in risk from Vlad. |
| Level 2 | Anivia | Level 2: Anivia continues to out-trade with Q-E chip damage while Vlad's Transfusion sustain can't offset the deficit yet. |
| Level 3 | Anivia | Level 3: Anivia's full combo comes online and clearly outpaces Vlad's farming-focused kit at this stage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5: Sanguine Pool gives Vlad a genuine tool to dodge a lone Flash Frost and punish overextension, making this window skill-dependent for both sides. |
| Level 6 | Anivia | Level 6: Glacial Storm out-damages anything Hemoplague sets up, and Vlad still can't punish through Rebirth, restoring Anivia's clear advantage. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item: Rylai's makes Anivia's combo nearly impossible to dodge, and Vlad's sustain simply can't keep pace with the burst now landing every cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | 2+ items: Anivia's wall-lock combo burns through Vlad's health pool faster than his sustain tools can recover it, with Rebirth covering any risky all-in attempt. |
Anivia's poke starts ahead from level 1 already — Vlad has no way to punish an egg with early all-in pressure, and your Q-E chip damage outpaces what Transfusion can heal back. Levels 3-5 continue this trend as your full combo comes online while he's still farming passively with autos and Transfusion. The one contested level is 4-5's tail end, where Sanguine Pool lets him dodge a lone Q and punish an overextension, so don't rely on a single Flash Frost read — keep layering Frostbite in behind it.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Anivia's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Anivia 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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Anivia, slightly — a 51.67% win rate edge over 3,129 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Anivia has a small statistical edge (51.67% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Anivia has a slight edge (51.67% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Anivia takes Arcane Comet on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his sustain. Build Rod of Ages / Seraph's first, then Archangel's Staff, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.
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