Vladimir vs Kayle — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Kayle · 52.04% win rate over 515 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (2 apiece of the 7 stages). Vladimir wins 52.04% of games vs Kayle in top lane (515 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VladimirLevel 1 is yours since Kayle is a famously weak early laner and your Transfusion poke dominates.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is even as she farms safely and neither champ commits.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 stays skill-based with cautious trading before her range spike.
Levels 4-5KayleLevels 4-5 favour Kayle as her Q slow and empowered E poke come online.
Level 6VladimirLevel 6 swings back to you — Hemoplague gives you an all-in window while she's still short-range.
First itemEven / skillFirst item is even as her scaling and your sustain roughly offset each other.
Two+ itemsKayleWith two-plus items Kayle's ranged hypercarry form and Divine Judgment outscale you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 is yours — Kayle is one of the weakest early champs, so Transfusion poke and an aggressive first-wave shove put her behind immediately.

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The full Vladimir vs Kayle 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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