Naafiri vs Vladimir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Naafiri against Vladimir · 50.15% win rate over 1,304 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Naafiri is favoured — Naafiri owns 7 of the 7 game windows. Naafiri wins 50.15% of games vs Vladimir in mid lane (1,304 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NaafiriLevel 1 you punish Vladimir's notoriously weak early game.
Level 2NaafiriAt 2 your pack pressure beats his low-sustain trading.
Level 3NaafiriLevel 3 you shove and dive whenever his Pool is down.
Levels 4-5NaafiriThrough 4-5 your burst outpaces his pre-item Q healing.
Level 6NaafiriAt 6 you still out-duel his squishy, escape-reliant frame.
First itemNaafiriFirst item lets you burst through his early sustain.
Two+ itemsNaafiriAt 2+ items you keep a slim edge only by ending before he scales.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are yours: Vladimir has one of the weakest early games in the mid pool, so trade with autos and Packmate pressure and force him to burn health poolching or healing.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Naafiri 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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