How to win lane as Neeko against Vladimir · 44.67% win rate (1,097 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
An even poke war with a lying clone — trade blooms honestly and spend the W on information he can't afford to guess wrong.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Untargetable dodge — bait it before you spend your kill window.
Read from Neeko's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
This is Neeko's own plan; across 1,097 pooled games the lane is Vladimir-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | Vladimir's famously weak level 1 lets your E-Q trade dominate freely. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | Level 2 stays yours as Vlad has only Q sustain and no way to punish you. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At three abilities your E-Q burst beats an immobile, low-sustain Vlad. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain yours before his Transfusion can out-heal your poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even and skill-based: whether you bait W Sanguine Pool decides the all-in. |
| First item | Even / skill | One-item Neeko's E-Q-R burst still out-paces Vlad's early healing. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | By two items his drain-tank scaling beats you unless you land the pick before the fight. |
Levels 1-4 are firmly yours: Vladimir has a famously weak early game, no ranged poke that beats your E, and only Q Transfusion sustain to survive. Trade aggressively with E-Q, deny his last-hits, and shove so his scaling is delayed and your jungler can punish his immobility. Track Sanguine Pool is 28s at rank 1 and still 16s at rank 5: 2 seconds untargetable, so hold R until it is spent.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Neeko's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Neeko 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 — Neeko wins only 44.67% of 1,097 games, so Neeko plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Vladimir holds a real statistical advantage (55.33% win rate), so Neeko is the one working uphill.
No — Vladimir counters Neeko (Neeko wins only 44.67% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Neeko takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Sorcery secondary (Manaflow Band and Transcendence) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his sustain. Build Luden's Companion first, then Shadowflame, with Sorcerer's Shoes / Mercury's Treads.
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