Vladimir vs Yasuo — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Vladimir against Yasuo · 54.36% win rate over 1,295 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Vladimir is favoured — Vladimir owns 3 of the 7 game windows to Yasuo's 2. Vladimir wins 54.36% of games vs Yasuo in top lane (1,295 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VladimirLevel 1 favours you: your ranged Q pokes freely while Yasuo has no dash to answer.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 is even as Yasuo picks up EQ and starts trading through minions.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 stays a skill lane where his Sweeping Blade mobility offsets your poke.
Levels 4-5YasuoLevels 4-5 tilt Yasuo: with Q stacked and Blade up he dictates all-ins when your Pool is down.
Level 6VladimirLevel 6 favours you as Hemoplague and Sanguine Pool let you survive his burst.
First itemYasuoAt first item Yasuo's crit spike gives him one clean all-in window when your Pool is on cooldown.
Two+ itemsVladimirWith two-plus items your AP scaling and Hemoplague teamfighting outclass his single-target dive.

Early game (levels 1–5)

At Level 1-2 you win the tempo: your ranged Transfusion pokes free while Yasuo has no dash and must walk into E range, so chunk him before he stacks Q.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Vladimir vs Yasuo 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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