How to win lane as Vladimir against Aurora · 53.13% win rate over 1,406 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Aurora | Aurora's level-1 Q Twofold Hex out-pokes your sustain-less lane. |
| Level 2 | Aurora | At 2 her hex chip plus W mobility keeps her ahead in trades. |
| Level 3 | Aurora | Level 3 her Q-W combo still out-trades your unstacked rotation. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By 4-5 your stacked Q+E sustain outlasts her poke and you shove her in. |
| Level 6 | Aurora | At 6 R Between Worlds walls you in and enables her passive burst. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first item out-sustains her hex and denies her W trade resets. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With 2+ items you're a pool-dodging drain who heals through her R zone. |
Levels 1-2 favour Aurora: her Q Twofold Hex out-pokes your unstacked Transfusion and her W dash keeps her safe from your slow rotation, so farm at range and don't chase.
The full Vladimir vs Aurora 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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