How to win lane as Vladimir against Cassiopeia · 52.66% win rate (319 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Weather the poke — drain her down and pool the Miasma answer.
Track: Cassiopeia's W — Miasma (24–16s cooldown). Grounds you — dashes and movement abilities are disabled inside it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Cassiopeia.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even before Cassiopeia unlocks her Miasma zone. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 Twin Fang poke and poison sustain win her the trades. |
| Level 3 | Vladimir | Level 3 stays hers as Miasma grounds you and Twin Fang heals her. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | Levels 4-5 remain hers — poisoned, you lose the Twin Fang DPS race. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even as your first item arrives and you can dodge her stun. |
| First item | Vladimir | By your first item Crimson Pact haste out-ticks her Twin Fang sustain. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With 2+ items Hemoplague and burst delete her squishy frame. |
Level 1 is even before Cassiopeia has Miasma; Noxious Blast is 850 range to your 600, so trade only once she has stepped up, and never stand in poison.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Cassiopeia 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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Vladimir, slightly — a 52.66% win rate edge over 319 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (52.66% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (52.66% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Cassiopeia.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Mercury's Treads.
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