Ziggs vs Vladimir — Mid Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Ziggs against Vladimir · 46.36% win rate over 343 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Ziggs owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2, but the win rate still favours Vladimir: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Ziggs wins 46.36% of games vs Vladimir in mid lane (343 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1ZiggsVladimir is very weak early and can't answer your level 1 poke.
Level 2ZiggsLevel 2 you keep bullying his immobile, mana-starved body.
Level 3ZiggsAt 3 your combo shoves and starves his farm.
Levels 4-5ZiggsLevel 4-5 you still dictate before his ult sustain online.
Level 6VladimirHis level 6 Hemoplague and Q sustain flip extended trades.
First itemVladimirFirst-item Vlad heals through poke and wins the all-in.
Two+ itemsZiggsLate your AoE peel and poke beat his dive in teamfights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You crush Vladimir 1-4: he is one of the weakest lane champs early, mana-starved and immobile, so land every Q and Short Fuse poke, shove him under tower, and deny the farm his entire scaling curve is built on before he ever comes online.

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The full Ziggs 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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