How to win lane as Gwen against Vladimir · 54.63% win rate over 562 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both of you are weak at level 1 — deny his Transfusion last-hits and set the lane up instead of forcing a trade you can't finish pre-W. |
| Level 2 | Gwen | You hit Hallowed Mist and out-stat a pre-pool Vlad — land your Q cone for the %-max-HP chunk before his Tides of Blood can charge. |
| Level 3 | Gwen | Your Q poke and Skip 'n Slash reset out-trade his charged E, and he still has no Sanguine Pool to escape with. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gwen | You out-grind a pre-Rylai Vlad in any extended duel — your ability-healing eats his drain and his poke can't sustain you off. |
| Level 6 | Gwen | Needlework's slow plus the untargetable mist lets you all-in the moment his pool is down — your hardest clean kill window. |
| First item | Gwen | Your Riftmaker spike beats his first AP item; %-max-HP Q and mist win the extended duel, so close the lane before he scales. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Full-AP Vlad out-scales you — he kites with Rylai's, pools your R, and drains through your DPS, so hand him to your team. |
Vlad is one of the softest level-1s in the game, and with no Sanguine Pool yet he has no way to dodge you — so you out-trade him outright. Walk up and land your Snip Snip! cone for the %-max-HP chunk plus its true-damage center snip; his only answer is a slow-charging Tides of Blood you can sidestep. Deny his Transfusion (Q) last-hits to choke the sustain that defines his lane, and don't overstay in his minions where his E fully charges. You're soft too before Hallowed Mist, so trade and reset, don't all-in yet.
The full Gwen 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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