Sett vs Vladimir — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Sett against Vladimir · 50.34% win rate over 2,467 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Sett is favoured — Sett owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2. Sett wins 50.34% of games vs Vladimir in top lane (2,467 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SettSett bullies a weak, mana-starved Level 1 Vladimir off the wave.
Level 2SettLevel 2 Sett's Grit shielding and trades keep punishing early Vlad.
Level 3SettSett's full combo out-bursts Vlad's Transfusion sustain at Level 3.
Levels 4-5SettLevels 4-5 Sett wins the all-in whenever Sanguine Pool is on cooldown.
Level 6Even / skillAt 5 it hinges on baiting his Pool — a true skill fight around that one button.
First itemVladimirFirst-item AP scaling and Tides poke let Vlad's sustain out-heal Sett's trades.
Two+ itemsVladimirLate Hemoplague, huge sustain and Pool dodging Sett's R make Vlad the clear winner.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 you're the bully: Vlad's early Q Transfusion is weak and mana-hungry, so walk up with Grit shielding and chunk him whenever he steps to farm. Deny CS and force him to give ground.

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The full Sett 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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