How to win lane as Aurora against Vladimir · 40.94% win rate over 127 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Vlad has one of the weakest level-1s, but so do you — a single-spell mage with no escape until W, so deny his Q last-hits and set up your level 2 instead of forcing a fight you can't disengage. |
| Level 2 | Aurora | With Q curse-recast plus E slow online you out-poke a pre-drain Vlad, and your passive spirits heal the chip he can't yet sustain back. |
| Level 3 | Aurora | Your Q double-hit and E chip still beat his early Q drain — keep every Q clean so the spirit heal stays ahead of his sustain before it scales. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | At 4-5 your poke and W reset line up, but his Q drain blunts any trade you misfire — it's a coin-flip, not a clear lead. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | The instant you commit your R-rift and Q burst, Sanguine Pool makes him untargetable so it all hits nothing and he heals inside the rift — bait the pool first or waste the all-in. |
| First item | Vladimir | Riftmaker and Rylai's turn his Q into permanent sustain — your spirit-poke stops netting health and his E slow zones you off the wave. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Full-AP Vlad pools your committed burst, Zhonya's eats the follow-up, and his empowered Q out-heals your poke — your single leap is the only escape, so play safe and let your team handle him. |
Vlad has one of the weakest level-1s in the game, but you are a single-spell mage with no escape until W comes up, so concede level 1, deny his Q last-hits, and set up your level 2. Your real window opens at 2-3: land Q to curse him, recast to drag it back for the second hit, and weave E for the slow-and-hop chip while your passive spirits heal whatever he trades back. The catch is short — once his Q drain is online it heals most of your poke straight back, so every Q has to land clean and you have to respect that you have no second escape if he steps up.
The full Aurora 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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