Lux vs Vladimir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Lux against Vladimir · 50.64% win rate over 1,943 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Lux is favoured — Lux owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2. Lux wins 50.64% of games vs Vladimir in mid lane (1,943 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LuxYou crush Vladimir's weak level 1 with snare-poke pressure.
Level 2LuxLevel 2 stays yours as he pays health to trade back.
Level 3LuxAt 3 your Q-E-auto combo out-damages his early sustain.
Levels 4-5LuxLevels 4-5 remain yours before Transfusion healing scales up.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 evens: Sanguine Pool and Hemoplague let him survive your all-in.
First itemVladimirFirst item favours Vlad as sustain lets him tank and heal your poke.
Two+ itemsVladimirLate game is Vlad's: he pools your burst and becomes unkillable in fights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are firmly yours: Vlad is one of the weakest early laners, so you snare, poke, and deny his health-cost last-hits with impunity.

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The full Lux 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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