How to win lane as Vladimir against Heimerdinger · 52.16% win rate over 255 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even before Heimer plants his turret wall. |
| Level 2 | Heimerdinger | At 2 his turrets and rockets start zoning you off CS. |
| Level 3 | Heimerdinger | Through level 3 his turret wall out-ranges your Q and controls the lane. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 the lane is even as you gather stacks to punish him. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 your pool-dive past the turrets flips the matchup to you. |
| First item | Vladimir | First-item sustain lets you tank chip and all-in him. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You dominate late — dive plus Hemoplague blows up his frail frame. |
Level 1 is a wash before his turrets are set, but from 2-3 Heimerdinger takes over — his H-28G Turret (Q) plus Hextech Micro-Rockets (W) build a poke wall that out-ranges your Transfusion and denies you the wave.
The full Vladimir vs Heimerdinger 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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