How to win lane as Vladimir against Talon · 51.29% win rate over 2,993 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | Talon's melee Q-plus-auto level 1 trade beats your unscaled Transfusion. |
| Level 2 | Talon | At level 2 his W Rake wave-clear and poke keep you pinned and low. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Level 3 Blade's End (Q+W+auto bleed) chunks you before your sustain matters. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | Levels 4-5 your stacked Transfusion sustain lets you farm back and stabilize the lane. |
| Level 6 | Talon | At 6 your Hemoplague plus Sanguine Pool all-in and gank-dodge beats his level-6 dive. |
| First item | Talon | On first item his Serrated Dirk plus ult resets restore one-combo kill pressure and roam tempo. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With 2+ items Rylai's and Zhonya's let you outscale and outfight his single-target burst. |
Talon wins the level 1-2 melee scrum outright; his Q Noxian Diplomacy plus auto out-trades your weak early Transfusion, so give ground, farm at range, and never contest the Rake wave.
The full Vladimir vs Talon 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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