How to win lane as Sylas against Vladimir · 49.22% win rate (9,334 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He poked a brawler with a budget for his ultimate — chain in on the gaps and spend HIS R better than he does.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Untargetable dodge — bait it before you spend your kill window.
Read from Sylas's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
This is Sylas's own plan; across 9,334 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sylas | Vladimir has no sustain level 1 and pays health for abilities, so you dominate. |
| Level 2 | Sylas | At level 2 he still cannot punish your Chain Lash trades. |
| Level 3 | Sylas | Level 3 short trades beat him before his Transfusion rhythm scales. |
| Levels 4-5 | Sylas | Through 4-5 he is at his weakest and your all-in threat rules the lane. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 your combo kills him once you bait Sanguine Pool. |
| First item | Sylas | First item, your tempo still leads his later component spikes. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Two-plus items, Vladimir becomes a healing raid boss and outscales your burst. |
You dominate levels 1-2 because Vladimir has no early sustain and pays health to use E Tides of Blood, so trade aggressively with Chain Lash and empowered autos. Deny his Transfusion rhythm by stepping up whenever it is on cooldown, and keep the wave from freezing so he cannot passively farm to his power spikes. He simply has no way to punish you back this early.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Sylas's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Sylas 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 — Sylas wins 49.22% of 9,334 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (50.78% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Vladimir has the slight edge (Sylas wins 49.22%), though it stays close.
Sylas takes Electrocute on the Domination tree with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Ultimate Hunter, and Precision secondary (Presence of Mind and Coup de Grace) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his sustain. Build Riftmaker first, then Zhonya's / Cosmic Drive, with Mercury's Treads.
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