How to win lane as Olaf against Vladimir · 47.01% win rate over 1,270 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Vlad is one of the weakest level-1s, but your Q-slow and passive attack-speed win first contact even in a mutually weak opener. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | He still has no W pool to escape — land Q then auto, set up the level 3 burst. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Q-slow into E true damage chunks him hard and his Q heal can't match it before pool exists. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | You out-trade a pre-Rylai Vlad all day — bait the W, then commit your Q-E with omnivamp healing you back. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Ragnarok lets you fully commit and run him down; E him the instant he surfaces from pool for the kill. |
| First item | Even / skill | It is even now — Bramble and your bruiser core still fight, but his W untargetability and first AP item start eating your E. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Full-AP Vlad pools your all-in, heals it with Q and bursts you down — play safe and let your team handle him. |
Vlad is one of the weakest level-1s in the game and so are you, but you ramp faster — your passive gives attack speed as you take his E poke, and your Q-slow lets you stick to him for a free auto. The key is he has no escape until W Sanguine Pool, so levels 2-3 are your kill window: Q to slow, E for the guaranteed true-damage chunk, and his Q heal can't out-sustain a committed Olaf. Don't waste E on minions and don't let his E poke stack you down while you sit passive — step up and trade, you win every short exchange here.
The full Olaf 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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