How to win lane as Ekko against Vladimir · 48.77% win rate (3,925 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He pokes a champion with an undo button — trade Q passes, blink the gaps, and rewind the lane's one mistake.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Untargetable dodge — bait it before you spend your kill window.
Read from Ekko's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
This is Ekko's own plan; across 3,925 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ekko | Level 1 favors Ekko because Vladimir doesn't unlock Sanguine Pool until level 2, leaving him with no dodge tool |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is an even skill window as Vlad's pool comes online and both sides adjust their trade patterns |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3-5 stays skill-based since trades hinge on whether Ekko can bait the pool before committing his stun |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5: his zone control and burst combo start to outpace Vlad's poke-and-sustain scaling. |
| Level 6 | Ekko | Level 6 favors Ekko because Hemoplague's long cooldown often leaves Vlad without his damage amp when fights start |
| First item | Ekko | First item favors Ekko since his burst sequence outpaces what Vladimir's sustain can heal through |
| Two+ items | Ekko | 2+ items favors Ekko as he can keep forcing favorable skirmishes by baiting Sanguine Pool and diving after |
Level 1 favors Ekko outright — Vladimir doesn't have Sanguine Pool until level 2, so his very first level is his weakest, and Ekko can punish him hard with Timewinder poke and an early E-Q trade before the pool comes online. Levels 2-5 settle into a more even skill window once Vlad has his pool to dodge Ekko's stun, making trades a matter of baiting the pool correctly rather than a clean favor either way.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Ekko's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Ekko 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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Vladimir, slightly — Ekko wins 48.77% of 3,925 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (51.23% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Vladimir has the slight edge (Ekko wins 48.77%), though it stays close.
Ekko takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Precision secondary (Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his sustain. Build Hextech Rocketbelt / Stormsurge first, then Zhonya's / Lich Bane, with Mercury's Treads / Sorcerer's.
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