How to win lane as Xerath against Vladimir · 50.42% win rate over 2,043 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Xerath | At level 1 your Q outranges his Transfusion and Vlad is at his weakest, so you poke him freely. |
| Level 2 | Xerath | At level 2 you keep full control — he can't trade back and every hit chips his sustain economy. |
| Level 3 | Xerath | Through level 3 your range and shove deny his farm while he has no answer but to heal. |
| Levels 4-5 | Xerath | At 4-5 your Q and R chunk him from screen-range and he can only concede tempo by pooling. |
| Level 6 | Xerath | At 6 your R still rules the lane duel and forces him to pool rather than fight you. |
| First item | Xerath | With a first item your poke still leads on tempo, letting you bank plates and roams before he scales. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At two-plus items Vladimir flips it — Sanguine Pool dodges your shots and his sustain plus Hemoplague make him an untargetable teamfight monster you can't solo-kill. |
At levels 1-2 you dominate — Vladimir is one of the weakest early laners and your Q outranges his Transfusion by a mile. Poke him every time he steps to farm, deny his last-hits, and build the biggest health lead you can. This early stretch is where the whole matchup is won or lost for you.
The full Xerath vs Vladimir 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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