Yasuo vs Vladimir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yasuo against Vladimir · 46.2% win rate over 6,039 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Yasuo owns 6 of the 7 game windows, but the win rate still favours Vladimir: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Yasuo wins 46.2% of games vs Vladimir in mid lane (6,039 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YasuoLevel 1 is yours since Vladimir is among the weakest early laners with no Pool.
Level 2YasuoLevel 2 stays Yasuo-favoured as his long-cooldown Transfusion can't out-heal your Q trades.
Level 3YasuoLevel 3 is yours because your Sweeping Blade trades outpace his sustain.
Levels 4-5YasuoLevels 4-5 favour you: he still lacks reliable peel and you keep him low.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is a skill node where his Hemoplague and Pool timing turn the fight into a read.
First itemYasuoFirst item is yours as Shieldbow bursts him under his Transfusion heal.
Two+ itemsYasuoTwo items you still win by snowballing early leads before his AP-sustain scaling arrives.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are firmly yours: Vladimir is one of the weakest early laners, with only a long-cooldown Transfusion and no Pool yet, so walk up and Q-auto him relentlessly. Every trade you win is health he can't easily heal back before level 4, so establish a lead and deny him the passive farming start his whole game plan wants.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yasuo 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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