How to win lane as Vladimir against Nautilus · 51.19% win rate over 1,852 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| 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 even as he gains tools but still can't kill you outright. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays skill — the fight hinges on dodging his hook, not raw power. |
| Levels 4-5 | Nautilus | At 4 Nautilus can chain hook-stun-slow for a winning trade, favouring him. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | At 6 Hemoplague and your poke overpower his low kill threat, favouring you. |
| 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.
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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