How to win lane as Vladimir against Warwick · 50.79% win rate over 504 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Warwick | Warwick's passive and Q heal out-sustain your level-1 poke. |
| Level 2 | Warwick | His level-2 sustain keeps the early trade advantage his. |
| Level 3 | Warwick | Q Jaws heal lets him win exchanges through level 3. |
| Levels 4-5 | Warwick | He continues to out-sustain and pressure you at level 4. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | By level 5 your poke starts biting, making it skill-dependent. |
| First item | Vladimir | At first item your AP burst outpaces his Q heal and flips the lane. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | You outscale WW at 2+ items, pooling his R and bursting him down. |
Warwick out-sustains you from level 1 — his passive Eternal Hunger and Q Jaws of the Beast heal keeps him topped through your poke, so his early trades come out ahead. Don't try to win short exchanges; farm with Q Transfusion and keep your distance. His W Blood Hunt lets him sprint at you when you're low, so never drop below half without an escape. Ward for his ganks; he roams with W speed.
The full Vladimir vs Warwick 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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