How to win lane as Vladimir against Neeko · 54.9% win rate over 286 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | Level 1 favours Neeko — her Q pokes far harder than your Transfusion. |
| 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 you out-sustain her long combo cooldowns, favouring 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.
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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