How to win lane as Vladimir against Katarina · 55.67% win rate over 5,270 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Katarina | Katarina's Q dagger plus E Shunpo out-bursts your Transfusion at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Katarina | Level 2 her reset threat and gap-close beat your early trades. |
| Level 3 | Katarina | Level 3 her dagger-Shunpo combo controls the lane and out-trades you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Katarina | Levels 4-5 her burst and reset snowball still out-threat your HP cushion. |
| Level 6 | Katarina | Level 6 Death Lotus plus ignite make this her strongest kill window. |
| First item | Katarina | First-item Katarina's reset burst stays lethal and snowballs off kills. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Two items in, your AoE sustain pools her Lotus, heals the burst, and flips the duel. |
Katarina out-trades you 1-3: Q dagger plus E Shunpo bursts you and resets on any pickup. Deny her dagger positioning, hold pool for her gap-close, and farm without feeding a reset.
The full Vladimir vs Katarina 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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