How to win lane as Illaoi against Vladimir · 55.17% win rate over 1,238 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| 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 as Pool won't break your spirit link. |
| 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 L1-2: Transfusion (Q) pokes and heals through your early Q chip, and with no E tether yet you can't punish his short cooldown. Farm and take the poke; your spike is coming.
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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