Vladimir vs Quinn — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Quinn · 45.31% win rate (512 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Quinn is slightly favoured — Vladimir wins 45.31% of 512 games, and Quinn pressures 4 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Play it patient and win your windows.

At a glance

Q-poke war — build MR, pool her burst.

Track: Quinn's E — Vault (12–8s cooldown). Her self-peel. Pool her burst.

Do

  • Q-poke from range
  • Build MR
  • W-pool her vault burst

Don't

  • Fight into her blind
  • Let her kite you out
  • Pool too early

Runes & build vs Quinn

Start
Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions
First back
Core component + boots (≈1300g)
First item
Riftmaker (drain scaling)
Then
Zhonya's Hourglass
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Runes
Phase Rush (Sorcery): Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch · Inspiration: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Vladimir's game plan

Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Quinn.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1QuinnQuinn's Q outranges you at 1025 and marks you for Harrier.
Level 2QuinnQuinn's Vault plus blind wins the level 2 trade cleanly.
Level 3QuinnVault reset and AD scaling keep Quinn ahead through level 3.
Levels 4-5QuinnQuinn still out-trades you at 4-5 with E mobility and poke.
Level 6VladimirYour Hemoplague ult and Tides burst flip the lane at six.
First itemVladimirFirst item sustain lets you shove Quinn in and win.
Two+ itemsVladimirYour AoE scaling and pool immunity leave Quinn behind late.

How to beat Quinn as Vladimir: the early game

Quinn dominates levels 1-3: Blinding Assault (Q) reaches 1025 and blinds your autos, and Vault (E) dashes in for a free trade then leaps back out to her attack range before you can answer. Transfusion is a spell, not an auto, so it still lands blinded — but her poke still beats yours, so last-hit safe.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Vladimir in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vladimir vs Quinn 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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Common questions

Who wins Vladimir vs Quinn in top lane?

Quinn, slightly — Vladimir wins 45.31% of 512 games; winnable with the right plan.

Is Vladimir vs Quinn a skill matchup?

Mostly — Quinn has a small statistical edge (54.69% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Vladimir counter Quinn?

No — if anything Quinn has the slight edge (Vladimir wins 45.31%), though it stays close.

What runes does Vladimir take vs Quinn?

Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Quinn.

What should Vladimir build vs Quinn?

Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.

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