Vladimir vs Warwick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Warwick · 50.79% win rate over 504 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Warwick owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 2, yet the win rate favours Vladimir: survive their windows and the game is yours. Vladimir wins 50.79% of games vs Warwick in top lane (504 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WarwickWarwick's passive and Q heal out-sustain your level-1 poke.
Level 2WarwickHis level-2 sustain keeps the early trade advantage his.
Level 3WarwickQ Jaws heal lets him win exchanges through level 3.
Levels 4-5WarwickHe continues to out-sustain and pressure you at level 4.
Level 6Even / skillBy level 5 your poke starts biting, making it skill-dependent.
First itemVladimirAt first item your AP burst outpaces his Q heal and flips the lane.
Two+ itemsVladimirYou outscale WW at 2+ items, pooling his R and bursting him down.

Early game (levels 1–5)

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.

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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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