How to win lane as Vladimir against Tahm Kench · 48.95% win rate over 427 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tahm Kench | Tahm's grey-health passive tanks your poke and his Q threatens a trade at level 1, favouring him. |
| Level 2 | Tahm Kench | At level 2 his Tongue Lash slow and durability keep the lane his. |
| Level 3 | Tahm Kench | Through level 3 his sustain and CC out-trade your Transfusion poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Tahm Kench | At level 4 Tahm still tanks your chip and can punish overreach, staying ahead. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | At 6 Hemoplague bursts his grey health and his ult roams off lane, flipping it to you. |
| First item | Vladimir | Your first AP item makes your poke and sustain out-value his, favouring you. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Late, your AoE ult and Sanguine Pool dodges win fights his single-target save can't, keeping it yours. |
Tahm Kench wins levels 1-4 — his passive grey health soaks your Transfusion poke and a landed Tongue Lash slow can chain into a devour if you're greedy. Stay out of Q range and just farm the losing phase.
The full Vladimir vs Tahm Kench 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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