How to win lane as Vladimir against Akali · 51.37% win rate over 1,061 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — you trade Transfusion poke for her Five Point Strike evenly. |
| Level 2 | Akali | At level 2 Akali's Twilight Shroud plus Q lets her all-in and escape your poke. |
| Level 3 | Akali | Level 3 keeps her ahead as shroud resets and Q sustain win short trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 even out as you poke with Tides between her cooldowns. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is skill — her Perfect Execution burst is beaten by a timed Pool. |
| First item | Akali | At her first item her shroud all-in and execute still out-damage your bar. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | By 2+ items your Crimson Pact HP and Hemoplague out-sustain her burst. |
Level 1 is even — trade Transfusion for Five Point Strike and neither commits. Zone her off last-hits before she hits her level-2 shroud spike.
The full Vladimir vs Akali 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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