How to win lane as Vladimir against Mordekaiser · 52.29% win rate over 677 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is a skill-based trade around baiting his Obliterate cooldown. |
| Level 2 | Vladimir | Level 2 tips to you — E-Q poke and pool out-trade him before his shield stacks. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays even as his Q and shield let him trade back into you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain even, a skill exchange around his Q and your poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even — his Realm of Death is a coin-flip you answer with pool and sustain. |
| First item | Vladimir | First item your Q sustain and Rylai's kiting out-grind his single-target poke. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two items you out-scale him and win the isolated R fight with Hemoplague. |
The first levels are skill-based around his Obliterate cooldown — bait the Q, then step in with E stacks while it's down and pool out before his slow catches you. Level 2 tilts your way: with E and Q up you out-poke him and can trade-and-pool before his shield builds, so punish him then rather than into a fresh Q.
The full Vladimir vs Mordekaiser 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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