How to win lane as Vladimir against Sylas · 48.75% win rate over 1,438 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — his poke and your sustain trade off. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 neither champion threatens a kill, keeping it a skill matchup. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Through level 3 his Chain Lash poke and your Transfusion healing stay balanced. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 remain even as both farm and poke without committing. |
| Level 6 | Sylas | At 6 Sylas spikes hard — Hijack steals Hemoplague and his all-in can burst you, favouring him. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first AP item lets you out-sustain Kingslayer and shove, flipping it your way. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Late, Sanguine Pool dodges his burst and your AoE ult wins extended fights, favouring you. |
The early game is even — Sylas pokes with Chain Lash and heals off Kingslayer while your Transfusion keeps you topped up, so nobody gets a clean kill. Dodge his second-cast E line and farm the skill matchup.
The full Vladimir vs Sylas 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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