How to win lane as Vladimir against Brand · 56% win rate over 1,641 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | Brand's Q Sear stun and W burst blow you up before Transfusion is ready. |
| Level 2 | Brand | At level 2 his W-Q combo chunks you and the passive DoT keeps ticking. |
| Level 3 | Brand | Level 3 his full combo plus Pillar zoning owns every trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By level 4 your Q sustain heals the chip and lets you contest the wave. |
| Level 6 | Brand | At 6 his Pyroclasm plus stun setup is a lethal burst you can't out-trade. |
| First item | Brand | First-item Liandry's DoT and haste poke still edge through your heal. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Two items in your sustain and Hemoplague finally out-value his poke. |
Brand owns the early lane: his Q Sear stuns anything ablaze, so a W-into-Q or Q-into-W-E combo can delete a third of your health before your Transfusion even comes off cooldown. Levels 1-3 you cannot trade into him, you eat too much burst and his passive DoT keeps ticking after you disengage. Stand behind minions to break his Q line and never let him set up a stun on a stationary target. Give up CS if you must, because a single stun chain here can end with you dead or blown up by a gank.
The full Vladimir vs Brand 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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