How to win lane as Vladimir against K'Sante · 52.15% win rate (930 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Q %HP-poke his early — pool his Q, out-scale.
Track: K'Sante's R — All Out (120–80s cooldown). His duelist mode. Poke when it’s down.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against K'Sante.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 930 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | K'Sante | K'Sante's Ntofo Strikes and W-stun let him out-trade and all-in you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | K'Sante | Level 2 his skill points into Ntofo poke chunk you before you can safely stack E. |
| Level 3 | K'Sante | Level 3 he can charge a wall-stun through minions for a full punishing combo. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By levels 4-5 your Q sustain and E poke even the lane out as his cooldowns lengthen. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | Level 6 Hemoplague amplifies his squishy re-formed All Out state, giving you the kill. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is roughly even — you kite but he still has the W-charge engage threat. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two items your poke and pool kiting win the extended, cooldown-gated trades. |
K'Sante out-trades you at 1-3: two Ntofo Strikes stacks fire a shockwave that pulls you in, and Path Maker charges a knockback stun through minions on a 14s cooldown. Don't contest — last-hit with Transfusion, keep Sanguine Pool's 28s for the stun, and give ground rather than eat the combo.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs K'Sante 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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Vladimir, slightly — a 52.15% win rate edge over 930 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (52.15% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (52.15% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs K'Sante.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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