Vladimir vs Annie — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Annie · 53.53% win rate over 1,177 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Annie owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 53.53% of games vs Annie in mid lane (1,177 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1AnnieAnnie's level-1 stun-into-Q burst out-trades your sustain-less lane.
Level 2AnnieAt 2 her Pyromania combo still threatens more than your heals cover.
Level 3AnnieLevel 3 her Q-W stun burst beats your unstacked rotation.
Levels 4-5AnnieBy 4-5 she keeps kill pressure your sustain can't yet outrun.
Level 6AnnieAt 6 Flash-R Tibbers on a stun can one-combo kill you before items.
First itemVladimirYour first item's durability survives her burst and heals it back.
Two+ itemsVladimirWith 2+ items you outrange and outscale her single-target combo entirely.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are Annie's: her Pyromania stun plus Q Disintegrate poke out-trades your unstacked Transfusion and threatens a burst you can't answer, so farm at max range and count her stacks.

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The full Vladimir vs Annie 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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