How to win lane as Vladimir against Yasuo · 56% win rate (12,165 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He brawls, you drain — the extended fight he forces is the exact fight your kit monetizes.
Track: Yasuo's W — Wind Wall (25–17s cooldown). Blocks every projectile for its duration — hold your poke until it is spent.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yasuo.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 12,165 pooled games the lane is Vladimir-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Yasuo's Steel Tempest poke and Wind Wall beat your melee level-1 Transfusion. |
| Level 2 | Yasuo | At level 2 his Q poke and dash pressure keep you pinned and low. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 Sweeping Blade all-in through the wave out-trades your sustain. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | Levels 4-5 he still out-trades before your Transfusion fully stacks. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 Sanguine Pool dodges his knock-up-R combo and you out-sustain his all-in. |
| First item | Even / skill | On first item his Shieldbow/crit spike restores burst before your sustain ticks. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With 2+ items Zhonya's, Rylai's, and your amp hard-outscale a squishy Yasuo. |
Yasuo controls the first four levels: Steel Tempest poke, Wind Wall blocking your Tides of Blood — though Transfusion connects through it — and Sweeping Blade all-ins through the wave before your sustain matters, so farm defensively and never feed his E resets. Track Wind Wall: 25s at rank 1, 17s max, blocks projectiles for 4s — hold your E until it drops; Q still connects through it.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Yasuo 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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Vladimir — a 56% win rate vs Yasuo in mid lane over 12,165 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Vladimir holds a real statistical advantage (56% win rate), so Yasuo is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Vladimir counters Yasuo in mid lane, winning 56% of 12,165 Emerald+ games.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Scorch, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Overgrowth) vs Yasuo.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Amplifying Tome + Boots (≈900g). Build Riftmaker first, then Cosmic Drive, with Plated Steelcaps / Sorcerer's Shoes.
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