Vladimir vs Cassiopeia — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Cassiopeia · 52.66% win rate over 319 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Cassiopeia owns 3 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 52.66% of games vs Cassiopeia in top lane (319 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even before Cassiopeia unlocks her Miasma zone.
Level 2CassiopeiaAt level 2 Twin Fang poke and poison sustain win her the trades.
Level 3CassiopeiaLevel 3 stays hers as Miasma zones your range and heals her.
Levels 4-5CassiopeiaLevels 4-5 remain hers — poisoned, you lose the Twin Fang DPS race.
Level 6Even / skillLevel 6 is even as your first item arrives and you can dodge her stun.
First itemVladimirBy your first item Crimson Pact haste out-ticks her Twin Fang sustain.
Two+ itemsVladimirWith 2+ items Hemoplague and burst delete her squishy frame.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 is even before Cassiopeia has Miasma; trade Transfusion for her Q and neither commits. Don't step on poison ground and keep your distance.

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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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