How to win lane as Vladimir against Illaoi · 44.83% win rate (1,238 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Pool out of the E-grab and tentacle zone, Q-poke her down, and out-sustain her slams with your healing.
Track: Illaoi's E — Test of Spirit (16–12s cooldown). Her vessel pull. Pool/dodge it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Illaoi.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 1,238 pooled games the lane is Illaoi-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even skill trade before her passive comes online. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | At 2 her tentacle slaps and Harsh Lesson punish your approaches. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is hers — Test of Spirit reaches 900 to your 600. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Through 4-5 her E and tentacle slaps still out-trade you. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At 6 Leap of Faith's tentacle field is her hard power peak. |
| First item | Vladimir | First-item sustain and pool let you punish her long cooldowns. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You out-scale her single-target sidelane kit in teamfights. |
Level 1 is even, but at 2 Illaoi tilts it — her Tentacle (P) passive slaps and Harsh Lesson (W) punish you if you step up, and a landed Test of Spirit (E) turns any trade heavily in her favor.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Illaoi 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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Illaoi — Vladimir wins only 44.83% of 1,238 games, so Vladimir plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Illaoi holds a real statistical advantage (55.17% win rate), so Vladimir is the one working uphill.
No — Illaoi counters Vladimir (Vladimir wins only 44.83% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Illaoi.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts her healing. Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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