How to win lane as Kayle against Vladimir · 53.35% win rate over 806 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vladimir | You're both weak level 1, but his charged E (Tides of Blood) poke plus Q (Transfusion) self-heal out-bully your still-melee Divine Ascent autos and lone point of W. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | He still out-pokes with E, but your Q (Radiant Blast) MR shred and CS-from-the-Q-tip start to even the exchange if you don't walk up greedily. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Neither of you can commit a kill yet — his Pool isn't worth burning and your combo can't out-damage his Q heal, so it's a CS race on cooldowns. |
| Levels 4-5 | Kayle | Your W sustain and Q poke stabilize you while his pre-Rylai damage is still low, and 6 is a click away — you stop losing every trade. |
| Level 6 | Kayle | Divine Ascent makes your autos ranged AoE waves and R invulnerability lets you kite his E poke safely — you flip the lane right here. |
| First item | Kayle | Your Nashor's spike plus ranged evolved-E missing-health autos out-DPS a pre-Rylai Vlad — force all-ins while his Sanguine Pool is on cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Rylai's-kited Sanguine Pool goes untargetable through your R nova and his ramping AoE drain out-scales your auto-carry build — play safe and let your team peel him. |
Both of you are weak level 1, but he's less weak — his charged E (Tides of Blood) pokes into a chunk and his Q (Transfusion) heals it back, while Divine Ascent is still melee so you're stuck walking into his range with one point of Q and W. Do NOT walk up to last-hit into a charged E; poke with the tip of Q (Radiant Blast) for the MR shred and grab CS, and accept the poke you'll out-sustain later. Don't burn W movement speed chasing a Vlad — you can't catch him and you'll just eat free E stacks. Concede the level-1 CS war and contest by 2-3 once your stacks and items tick online.
The full Kayle 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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