How to win lane as Vladimir against Irelia · 53.37% win rate over 2,816 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Irelia | Irelia's Q Bladesurge resets on minions to gap-close and trade at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Irelia | Level 2 her Q-E stun combo out-bursts your early Transfusion pokes. |
| Level 3 | Irelia | Level 3 her minion-reset engage keeps her on top of you every trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By levels 4-5 your Crimson Pact HP cushion lets you sustain and even the lane. |
| Level 6 | Irelia | Level 6 Vanguard's Edge re-establishes her all-in control and out-trades you. |
| First item | Irelia | First-item Irelia's sustained DPS still beats your burst if she gets on top. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Two items in, your AoE sustain out-scales her single-target dive and you win fights. |
Irelia dominates 1-3: Q Bladesurge resets on the wave to gap-close and her Q-E-Q stun combo bursts you. Freeze away from her, manage minion HP so nothing sits at execute range, and only Q the wave to sustain.
The full Vladimir vs Irelia 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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