How to win lane as Vladimir against Gnar · 54.72% win rate over 583 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gnar | Mini Gnar's Boomerang Throw out-ranges Transfusion so he wins the level 1 poke war. |
| Level 2 | Gnar | His Hyper passive burst on every third auto punishes your CS approaches at level 2. |
| Level 3 | Gnar | At level 3 his Q-into-W combo out-trades your single-target Q while your pool is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gnar | Through levels 4-5 he keeps poking safely and can threaten a Mega-form stun, staying ahead. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | At 6 you spike first: Hemoplague plus E stacks lets you all-in his Mini form. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first-item sustain out-heals his poke and you out-shove him. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You out-scale hard while his kit hinges on landing one Mega GNAR!. |
Mini Gnar owns the first three levels: his Boomerang Throw (Q) out-ranges your Transfusion and his Hyper (W) passive punishes every step you take to CS, so you last-hit passively and never trade into a full Hyper stack.
The full Vladimir vs Gnar 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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