How to win lane as Vladimir against Olaf · 47.78% win rate over 316 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — Olaf can't stick without a landed axe. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 stays skill: your poke trades with his missed-axe windows. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 remains even as juking Undertow denies his engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | At 4 a landed axe into Reckless Swing out-trades you, favouring Olaf. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 the phase is even — Ragnarok deters your all-in but you can kite it. |
| First item | Olaf | First item a fed Olaf's true damage during Ragnarok wins the duel, favouring him. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | At 2+ items Olaf falls off and your scaling sustain-AoE overtakes him. |
Levels 1-3 are skill: Olaf can't stick to you without a landed Undertow, so if you respect the axe and juke it your Q-poke keeps it even. Don't get greedy near his health-cost lifesteal.
The full Vladimir vs Olaf 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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