How to win lane as Vladimir against Ziggs · 54% win rate over 2,152 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | win[0]=Ziggs: at level 1 Ziggs's Q range and shove out-poke Vlad, who can't heal through it or trade back. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | win[1]=Ziggs: levels 2-3 Ziggs keeps Vlad off the wave with bounce poke and CS denial. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | win[2]=Ziggs: through level 5-6 Ziggs's superior poke and waveclear still control the lane before Vlad itemizes. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | win[3]=Vladimir: on his first item Vlad's sustain out-races Ziggs's chip and he starts threatening all-ins. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | win[4]=Vladimir: at 2-3 items Vlad is a durable diver who W's the Satchel and bursts the immobile Ziggs. |
| First item | Vladimir | win[5]=Vladimir: Vlad's scaling and Hemoplague fight presence outclass Ziggs's poke-only kit mid-late. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | win[6]=Vladimir: full build Vlad's HP-AP, infinite sustain and W untargetability make Ziggs's poke irrelevant. |
Ziggs shoves the wave and pokes Vlad from a range Q Transfusion can't answer, so levels 1-5 are about damage mitigation rather than trading. Expect to lose some CS and to be pushed under tower repeatedly by Ziggs's Q bounces. Do not walk up for greedy last-hits into Ziggs's poke; take Q max and heal off minions and Ziggs when he oversteps.
The full Vladimir vs Ziggs 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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