Vladimir vs Vex — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Vex · 54.65% win rate over 1,623 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Vex 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 54.65% of games vs Vex in mid lane (1,623 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VexVex's Doom-empowered Q and ranged poke beat your melee level-1 Transfusion.
Level 2VexAt level 2 Personal Space plus Q out-trade and out-shove you.
Level 3VexLevel 3 her poke and Doom procs keep you pinned and low.
Levels 4-5VexLevels 4-5 she still out-ranges your sustain and controls the wave.
Level 6VexAt 6 Shadow Surge's long-range point-and-click follows your Pool and sets ganks.
First itemVladimirOn first item her R plus fear still chains ganks better than your sustain answers.
Two+ itemsVladimirWith 2+ items your Zhonya's, Pool, and Hemoplague amp finally outscale her burst.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Vex dominates the first levels: her Doom passive punishes every ability you cast, and Mistral Bolt plus Personal Space out-poke and out-shove your melee Transfusion start, so concede CS, dodge the empowered Q, and farm defensively.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vladimir vs Vex 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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