How to win lane as Vladimir against Neeko · 54.9% win rate (286 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Weather the poke — drain her down and pool the Tangle-Barbs answer.
Track: Neeko's E — Tangle-Barbs (12–10s cooldown). Her root — extends through targets. Dodge it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Neeko.
This is Vladimir's own plan; across 286 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — she has one spell and you heal every trade back. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | Level 2 stays hers as Blooming Burst bounces chunk you off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Level 3 favours her: an E root sets up burst you can't trade back. |
| Levels 4-5 | Neeko | Levels 4-5 remain hers with stronger poke and root pressure. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | At 6 Pop Blossom is a bigger kill threat than your R, favouring Neeko. |
| First item | Vladimir | First item is still hers — Pop Blossom on 120s still out-damages you. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At 2+ items your drain-and-pool package outlasts her squishy burst. |
Levels 1-3 favour Neeko: her Blooming Burst pokes far harder than your Q and any E root sets up a chunk you can't answer. Play back, farm with Q on the wave, and don't give her a bounce angle.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Vladimir vs Neeko 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 54.9% win rate edge over 286 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (54.9% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (54.9% 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 Neeko.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Mercury's Treads.
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Also played in: Mid Lane