Vladimir vs Kled — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Kled · 46.38% win rate (442 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Kled is slightly favoured — Vladimir wins 46.38% of 442 games, and Kled pressures 6 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

Q-poke + pool his pull — out-scale his dismount.

Track: Kled's Q — Bear Trap on a Rope (11–7s cooldown). His engage hook. Pool/dodge it.

Do

  • Q-poke from range
  • W-pool his Q pull
  • Out-scale his dismount

Don't

  • Get hit by his Q pull
  • Let him remount
  • Pool too early

Runes & build vs Kled

Start
Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions
First back
Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Riftmaker (drain scaling)
Then
Zhonya's Hourglass
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Runes
Phase Rush (Sorcery): Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch · Inspiration: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Vladimir's game plan

Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Kled.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1KledLevel 1 favours Kled as his Q hook into W shred out-trades your early kit.
Level 2KledLevel 2 stays his with the dismount aggression and attack-speed burst online.
Level 3KledLevel 3 is Kled's — Violent Tendencies full damage makes his all-in lethal.
Levels 4-5KledLevels 4-5 remain his as he snowballs the melee bully phase.
Level 6KledLevel 6 is Kled's because Chaaaaaaaarge adds a ranged engage and full-HP remount.
First itemKledFirst item still favours Kled since his remount sustain outlasts your early burst.
Two+ itemsVladimirWith two items Kled falls off and Vladimir's amp plus pool safety win the late fight.

How to beat Kled as Vladimir: the early game

Levels 1-2 are Kled's — his Q pull and W attack-speed shred out-trade you the instant he lands the hook, and his dismount aggression punishes any greedy CS.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Vladimir in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vladimir vs Kled 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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Common questions

Who wins Vladimir vs Kled in top lane?

Kled, slightly — Vladimir wins 46.38% of 442 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Vladimir vs Kled a skill matchup?

Mostly — Kled has a small statistical edge (53.62% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Vladimir counter Kled?

No — if anything Kled has the slight edge (Vladimir wins 46.38%), though it stays close.

What runes does Vladimir take vs Kled?

Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Kled.

What should Vladimir build vs Kled?

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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