How to win lane as Vladimir against Irelia · 46.59% win rate over 865 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is an even skill trade before her passive stacks. |
| Level 2 | Irelia | At 2 her Bladesurge resets and Fervor stacks put her ahead. |
| Level 3 | Irelia | Through level 3 her Q-E combo out-trades your Transfusion. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 the lane evens as you gather stacks and pool timing. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At her item spike Irelia's reset all-in overwhelms you again. |
| First item | Irelia | You survive her CC with pool and out-value long trades late. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You out-scale a reset-starved Irelia into teamfights. |
Level 1 is even, but Irelia takes over from 2-3 — Bladesurge (Q) resets on low minions let her dash onto you at will, and her Ionian Fervor (P) attack-speed stacks plus E stun win every extended trade against your Transfusion.
The full Vladimir vs Irelia 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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