How to win lane as Vladimir against Naafiri · 54.14% win rate over 3,816 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Naafiri | Level 1 favours Naafiri — her dagger and packmates win early trades. |
| Level 2 | Naafiri | Level 2 stays hers; stacked daggers punish any step-up. |
| Level 3 | Naafiri | Level 3 remains Naafiri's with her full early all-in online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | By levels 4-5 your sustain overtakes a single dagger rotation and flips it. |
| Level 6 | Naafiri | At 6 The Call's dashes and shield outrace your heal, swinging back to her. |
| First item | Vladimir | First item lets you facetank her combo and walk her down. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At 2+ items your AoE and durability outscale her single-target dive. |
Levels 1-3 favour Naafiri — her dagger poke and packmate damage make short trades and all-ins lopsided, so freeze slightly toward you, dodge her Q recast with pool, and never get caught in the open.
The full Vladimir vs Naafiri 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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