Vladimir vs Sylas — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Sylas · 52.43% win rate over 4,703 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Sylas owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 52.43% of games vs Sylas in mid lane (4,703 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SylasSylas's Chain Lash-to-Kingslayer combo out-trades you at level 1.
Level 2SylasAt 2 his Petricite Burst sustain outlasts your early Transfusion.
Level 3SylasLevel 3 his heal-execute pattern beats every trade you start.
Levels 4-5SylasThrough 4-5 he keeps winning the poke-and-sustain war.
Level 6SylasLevel 6 he steals your ult and his Kingslayer heal wins the all-in.
First itemVladimirYour first item's drain out-sustains his combo and Pool dodges his E.
Two+ itemsVladimirAt two items your drain-tank bulk and Hemoplague outscale Sylas.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Sylas wins levels 1-3: Chain Lash into Kingslayer out-trades you and his Petricite Burst sustain outlasts your Transfusion, so give ground and farm safely past his E range.

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The full Vladimir vs Sylas 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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