How to win lane as Vladimir against Hwei · 51.83% win rate over 2,597 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Hwei | Hwei's Q poke out-ranges your Transfusion and chips you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Hwei | At level 2 his EW plus Q rotation keeps you out of cs range. |
| Level 3 | Hwei | Level 3 his QE slow-zone burst punishes every trade you attempt. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By levels 4-5 your Crimson Pact HP and E charges let you absorb poke and trade back even. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | Hemoplague at 6 amplifies your all-in and pools dodge his QE follow-up. |
| First item | Vladimir | First-item sustain outpaces his poke and closes the gap he can't kite. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Two items in, you dive his committed AoE and pool his disengage to win fights. |
Hwei out-pokes you at levels 1-3: his Q variants out-range Transfusion and every step for cs eats a chunk. Farm safe, use Q on the wave to top off, and never walk into his QE slow-zone.
The full Vladimir vs Hwei 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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