Vladimir vs Neeko — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Neeko · 54.9% win rate over 286 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Neeko owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 54.9% of games vs Neeko in top lane (286 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NeekoLevel 1 favours Neeko — her Q pokes far harder than your Transfusion.
Level 2NeekoLevel 2 stays hers as Blooming Burst bounces chunk you off the wave.
Level 3NeekoLevel 3 favours her: an E root sets up burst you can't trade back.
Levels 4-5NeekoLevels 4-5 remain hers with stronger poke and root pressure.
Level 6NeekoAt 6 Pop Blossom is a bigger kill threat than your R, favouring Neeko.
First itemVladimirFirst item you out-sustain her long combo cooldowns, favouring you.
Two+ itemsVladimirAt 2+ items your drain-and-pool package outlasts her squishy burst.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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