How to win lane as Vladimir against Jayce · 54.18% win rate over 993 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even since Jayce's poke is weak without his gate combo and it's just trading last-hits. |
| Level 2 | Jayce | Jayce unlocks his Acceleration Gate plus Shock Blast poke burst, so level 2 favours him hard. |
| Level 3 | Jayce | Level 3 stays Jayce's — his full ranged poke rotation controls the lane and zones you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By levels 4-5 your Transfusion sustain starts matching his chip, evening it back out. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even because Jayce gains no ult spike while your Hemoplague budget grows. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is skill-based as your sustain roughly cancels his continued poke pressure. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two items Vladimir outscales the fragile poke mage, so the late phase is yours. |
Levels 1-2 are skill-based — Jayce can Q poke but has limited mana and no gate combo yet, so you can walk up to last-hit if you dodge the straight-line Shock Blast.
The full Vladimir vs Jayce 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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