How to win lane as Vladimir against Swain · 59.11% win rate over 1,636 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Swain | Swain's Nevermove-to-Death's-Hand combo out-trades you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Swain | At 2 his soul-fragment sustain outlasts your early Transfusion healing. |
| Level 3 | Swain | Level 3 his root-poke pattern chunks you harder than you heal back. |
| Levels 4-5 | Swain | Through 4-5 he keeps banking fragments and winning the poke war. |
| Level 6 | Swain | Level 6 Demonic Ascension wins any drain-fight through his own lifesteal. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first item lets you out-drain him and Pool his root in R downtime. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At two items your scaling drain-tank and Hemoplague outpace Swain. |
Swain owns levels 1-3: Nevermove into Death's Hand roots and chunks you, and his soul-fragment sustain outlasts your early Transfusion, so respect his root and farm at range.
The full Vladimir vs Swain 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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