Vladimir vs Qiyana — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Qiyana · 53.97% win rate over 1,510 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Qiyana owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 1, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 53.97% of games vs Qiyana in mid lane (1,510 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1QiyanaQiyana's elemental Element Q outranges and out-trades your level 1 Transfusion.
Level 2QiyanaAt 2 her Edge of Ixtal mobility lets her pick trades you can't answer.
Level 3QiyanaLevel 3 gives her a full burst combo that beats your heal-back sustain.
Levels 4-5QiyanaThrough 4-5 her assassin damage still deletes you before Pool saves you.
Level 6QiyanaLevel 6 Supreme Display of Talent against a wall is a guaranteed one-shot.
First itemQiyanaHer first-item spike keeps her burst lethal while your single item lacks bulk.
Two+ itemsVladimirAt two items your drain-tank scaling finally outheals and outlasts her burst.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Qiyana dominates levels 1-3: her elemental Q and W mobility let her poke and threaten all-ins your Transfusion heals can't offset, so hug the wave center and farm safely.

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The full Vladimir vs Qiyana 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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