Vladimir vs Ornn — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Ornn · 48.1% win rate over 580 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Vladimir owns 2 of the 7 game windows to Ornn's 1, but the win rate still favours Ornn: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Vladimir wins 48.1% of games vs Ornn in top lane (580 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1OrnnLevel 1 favours Ornn — his Brittle-shield walk-up out-trades your Q.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is even as neither can commit to a kill.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 stays skill: trades hinge on dodging his W and E.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 remain even, decided by CS and cooldown discipline.
Level 6VladimirAt 6 Hemoplague plus his no mobility gives you kill windows, favouring you.
First itemEven / skillFirst item is even — you can't burst through his tank stats yet.
Two+ itemsVladimirAt 2+ items your sustain-poke and pool-dodges win the sidelane, favouring you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 favours Ornn — his Brittle-plus-shield trade pattern out-damages your Q if you walk up, so start by farming with Q on the wave and never contest his early walk-ups. Respect the W shield window.

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The full Vladimir vs Ornn 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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