How to win lane as Illaoi against Vladimir · 55.17% win rate (1,238 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His pool dodges your E + he out-sustains — build MR, anti-heal, all-in early.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Dodges your E. Bait it.
Read from Illaoi's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
This is Illaoi's own plan; across 1,238 pooled games the lane is Illaoi-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vladimir | Vladimir's Transfusion poke and sustain beat your L1 with no E yet. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | At L2 your E-tether comes online and starts pinning him for trades. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | At L3 a tethered Vlad can't pool out of your W-tentacle burst. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Levels 4-5 stay yours: Pool is 22-25s and buys only 2 seconds. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At 6 baiting Pool then E-W-R gives you the kill — you stay ahead. |
| First item | Even / skill | With his first item it evens to a skill trade around his Pool timing. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Late game his %HP sustain and Hemoplague out-scale you, flipping it. |
Vladimir wins L1: Transfusion (Q) costs no mana and pokes from 600, healing through your Q chip. You cannot punish that before Test of Spirit, so farm, take the chip, and hold for level 2.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Illaoi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Illaoi 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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Illaoi — a 55.17% win rate vs Vladimir in top lane over 1,238 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Illaoi holds a real statistical advantage (55.17% win rate), so Vladimir is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Illaoi counters Vladimir in top lane, winning 55.17% of 1,238 Emerald+ games.
Illaoi takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Iceborn Gauntlet (the slow makes tentacles land) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Mercury's Treads.
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