How to win lane as Nautilus against Vladimir · 36.67% win rate over 30 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Vlad is a weak level-1, but so are you without W or E — deny his Q last-hits and set up your level-2 spike. |
| Level 2 | Nautilus | Your W or E plus passive root wins the short trade before he has Sanguine Pool to escape it. |
| Level 3 | Nautilus | Q-pull into passive root into E slow is a guaranteed chunk and he has no pool yet to dodge the lockdown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | You hold a slight zoning edge with E and W shield, but his pool is starting to bail him out of your all-ins. |
| Level 6 | Nautilus | Depth Charge plus E slow locks an out-of-pool Vlad for the kill — your last clean window before his items. |
| First item | Vladimir | His first AP item turns his Q sustain and E poke into a heal engine that out-trades your flat tank damage. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Full-AP Vlad pools your Q and R, kites your no-dash body, and bursts your tank build — play safe and let your team handle him. |
Vlad is one of the weakest level-1s, but so are you without W or E — last-hit at range and don't throw Q into nothing. Your real window opens at 2-3: he has no Sanguine Pool yet, so a clean Q pull procs your passive root, and you chain E slow into W-charged auto burn before he can react. Punish every one of his Q last-hits in this no-pool window because once W is up he gets a get-out-of-jail button you cannot answer.
The full Nautilus 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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