How to win lane as Vladimir against Kassadin · 51.05% win rate over 2,153 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vladimir | You out-range and out-poke melee Kassadin with E and Q at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Vladimir | Level 2 his magic-only Q shield can't stop your Transfusion chunks. |
| Level 3 | Vladimir | Level 3 he eats your charged E every time he steps to cs and falls behind. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By levels 4-5 your HP and gold lead off Crimson Pact keep him starved. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | Even at 6 your lead plus Hemoplague win the trade through his Riftwalk. |
| First item | Vladimir | First-item sustain lets you hold the push and deny his roam-and-scale tempo. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Two items in, your AoE sustain out-lives his burst if you kept him behind. |
You crush Kassadin 1-3: he's melee with only a magic shield, so charge E and Q him every time he steps to cs. Shove hard, deny last hits, and stack a HP lead off Crimson Pact.
The full Vladimir vs Kassadin 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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