How to win lane as Vladimir against Nautilus · 51.19% win rate (1,852 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Build MR — Q %HP-poke, dodge his hook.
Track: Nautilus's Q — Dredge Line (14–10s cooldown). His only engage. Dodge it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Nautilus.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 1,852 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vladimir | Level 1 favours you: Nautilus has no early damage and you poke freely with Q. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is his — Titan's Wrath shield plus a passive root wins the trade. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is his — Riptide slows on a 7s cooldown and Dredge Line follows it. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | At 4 Nautilus can chain hook-stun-slow for a winning trade, favouring him. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | At 6 Depth Charge is an 825-range knock-up into his full combo, favouring him. |
| First item | Vladimir | First item you out-range and out-chip his low-armor bar while dodging hooks. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At 2+ items your drain-and-AoE package outscales his single-target lockdown. |
Level 1 favours you — Nautilus has almost no early damage and you can freely Q-poke while he only wants to shove and hook. Just keep minions between you and him to deny the Dredge Line angle.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Nautilus 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 51.19% win rate edge over 1,852 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (51.19% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (51.19% 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 Nautilus.
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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