How to win lane as Viktor against Vladimir · 52.36% win rate over 4,194 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Viktor | Vladimir's level 1 is weak and mana-starved, so your autos and range dominate. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At 2 you keep poking freely while his small Transfusion heal can't punish you. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At 3 the lane is even skill as he gains Sanguine Pool to dodge your key spells. |
| Levels 4-5 | Viktor | Through 4-5 your longer Death Ray out-pokes his heal if you land it clean. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 his Hemoplague all-in and pool sustain even out your early poke pressure. |
| First item | Even / skill | On first item his stacked sustain out-heals your poke, making trades skill-based. |
| Two+ items | Viktor | With two-plus items your evolved DPS and Gravity Field zone out-scale his drain. |
Levels 1-2 favour you: Vladimir's early is notoriously weak and mana-hungry, so you free-poke him with autos and Death Ray while his Transfusion heal is small. Keep the wave neutral and clip him every time he walks up to Q a minion. Deny his health-stacking tempo now, because the longer the game goes the harder he is to punish.
The full Viktor 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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