How to win lane as Vladimir against Ahri · 52.28% win rate over 5,664 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ahri | Ahri's level-1 Q Orb out-ranges your Q Transfusion and you have no sustain yet to trade back. |
| Level 2 | Ahri | At 2 her poke plus Charm threat still zones you off CS before your heals matter. |
| Level 3 | Ahri | Level 3 Ahri can still Charm-combo burst you before your Q+E rotation comes fully online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By 4-5 your stacked Q+E sustain outheals her poke and you shove her in. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | At 6 your Hemoplague all-in beats her sustain-less rotation if she commits. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first item makes empowered E and Q chunk her faster than she can heal off you. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With 2+ items you outscale into a pool-dodging, R-zoning drain threat she can't burst. |
Levels 1-2 belong to Ahri: her Q Orb of Deception out-ranges your Q Transfusion and she can poke you off the caster minions with no sustain to answer, so last-hit safe and never walk into Charm range.
The full Vladimir vs Ahri 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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