How to win lane as Vladimir against Lucian · 53.71% win rate (1,456 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Weather the poke — drain him down and pool the Relentless Pursuit answer.
Track: Lucian's E — Relentless Pursuit (16–14s cooldown). His dash + reset. Engage when it's down.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Lucian.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 1,456 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lucian | Lucian's passive double-shots and Q poke let him bully you from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | Level 2 his damage output and Relentless Pursuit dash keep you pinned. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | Level 3 he trades and repositions freely before your E can stack. |
| Levels 4-5 | Lucian | Level 4 he still out-ranges and out-damages you with no answer from your kit. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | Level 6 Hemoplague plus pool lets you counter his Culling all-in and win the trade. |
| First item | Vladimir | First item Rylai's slow and AP spike undo his poke and let you stack E. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two items you out-scale the lane bully and pool nullifies his ult in fights. |
Lucian dominates you early: his passive double-shot, Piercing Light through the minion wave, and the Relentless Pursuit dash let him chunk you for a third of your bar and reposition before you can Transfusion back. You have zero range to contest levels 1-4, so farm carefully, stay out of Q line-through range, and just survive the bully phase.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Lucian 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 53.71% win rate edge over 1,456 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (53.71% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (53.71% 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 Lucian.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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