How to win lane as Vladimir against Zoe · 50.89% win rate over 1,411 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zoe | win[0]=Zoe: at level 1 Zoe's poke and bubble threat out-range and out-damage the still-weak Vlad. |
| Level 2 | Zoe | win[1]=Zoe: levels 2-3 a landed bubble-into-Paddle-Star combo can nearly kill Vlad, who lacks counterplay. |
| Level 3 | Zoe | win[2]=Zoe: through 5-6 Zoe's burst combo threatens to one-shot the squishy pre-item Vlad. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | win[3]=Vladimir: on his first item Vlad's HP-AP and sustain begin surviving the combo and out-healing poke. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | win[4]=Vladimir: at 2-3 items Vlad walks through poke, W's the bubble/Paddle Star, and dives the immobile Zoe. |
| First item | Vladimir | win[5]=Vladimir: Vlad's scaling and Hemoplague teamfight presence outclass Zoe's single-target pick kit. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | win[6]=Vladimir: full build Vlad's HP, sustain and W untargetability make Zoe's burst survivable and he outscales. |
Zoe is one of Vlad's scariest early lanes because a single Sleepy Trouble Bubble into Paddle Star can chunk him to nothing or outright kill through his sustain. Levels 1-5 are about respecting bubble range, dodging the telegraphed E, and never standing in minion-blocked spots where the bubble is unavoidable. Give up CS rather than eat the full combo, and heal back with Q when it is safe.
The full Vladimir vs Zoe 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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