How to win lane as Veigar against Vladimir · 49.89% win rate over 1,872 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Veigar | Vladimir is one of the weakest level-1 laners and your Q poke punishes his health-cost kit. |
| Level 2 | Veigar | At 2 he still can't answer your poke, and a cage means free W-auto trades. |
| Level 3 | Veigar | Level 3 with E up you chunk him hard every time he steps for Transfusion. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 his sustain catches up and the lane evens into a skill trade. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | At 6 Sanguine Pool dodges your cage and Hemoplague tanks your combo — he takes over. |
| First item | Veigar | Your first item reopens a kill: E when Pool is down still one-combos him before his heal ramps. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With 2+ items his spellvamp, R amp, and Pool immunity make him unkillable for your burst. |
Levels 1-3 are firmly yours: Vladimir is one of the weakest early laners, paying health for every Transfusion (Q) and having no way to punish you back besides walking up. Poke with Baleful Strike (Q), and when he steps to last-hit, land Event Horizon (E) into W (Dark Matter) for a real chunk. Zone him off CS and stack your passive — this is the phase where you build the lead you'll need later.
The full Veigar 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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