How to win lane as Naafiri against Vladimir · 46.95% win rate (5,120 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He pokes a pack — the hounds tank skillshots, the Q bleeds through trades, and the W dive ends the range debate.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Untargetable dodge — bait it before you spend your kill window.
Read from Naafiri's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
This is Naafiri's own plan; across 5,120 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 you punish Vladimir's notoriously weak early game. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | At 2 your pack pressure beats his low-sustain trading. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 you shove and dive whenever his Pool is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through 4-5 your burst outpaces his pre-item Q healing. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 you still out-duel his squishy, escape-reliant frame. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item lets you burst through his early sustain. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At 2+ items Riftmaker and Zhonya's Vladimir out-sustains your pack. |
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 on Tides of Blood or Pool. Track Vladimir Sanguine Pool (W): 28s at rank 1, 16s max, 2s untargetable — bait it before you spend W or R, then he has no answer for most of half a minute.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Naafiri's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Vladimir, slightly — Naafiri wins 46.95% of 5,120 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (53.05% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Vladimir has the slight edge (Naafiri wins 46.95%), though it stays close.
Naafiri takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Relentless Hunter, and Precision secondary (Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his sustain. Build Eclipse / Profane Hydra first, then Serylda's path, with Mercury's Treads / Lucidity.
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