How to win lane as Neeko against Vladimir · 47.8% win rate over 159 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| 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 | Neeko | At three abilities your E-Q burst beats an immobile, low-sustain Vlad. |
| Levels 4-5 | Neeko | 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 | Neeko | One-item Neeko's E-Q-R burst still out-paces Vlad's early healing. |
| Two+ items | Neeko | You stay favoured late by flanking and bursting him before his drain-tank scaling peaks. |
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.
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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