Vladimir vs Neeko — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Neeko · 55.86% win rate over 938 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Neeko owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 3, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 55.86% of games vs Neeko in mid lane (938 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NeekoLevel 1 favours Neeko — her root threat and burst setup beat your opener.
Level 2NeekoLevel 2 stays hers; Tangle-Barbs into Blooming Burst punishes step-ups.
Level 3NeekoLevel 3 remains Neeko's with her full combo and roam pressure online.
Levels 4-5NeekoLevels 4-5 still favour her as she can shove and roam or set up ganks.
Level 6VladimirAt 5's item/level spike your sustain overtakes her poke and flips it.
First itemVladimirFirst item lets you pool Pop Blossom and walk her down after her burst.
Two+ itemsVladimirAt 2+ items your sustained AoE outscales her single-rotation profile.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-4 belong to Neeko — her Tangle-Barbs root opens a full Blooming Burst combo and she shoves to roam, so farm inside minions, save pool to break the root, and ward for her roam when the wave pushes.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vladimir vs Neeko 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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