How to win lane as Vladimir against Yasuo · 51.74% win rate (1,834 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Pool through the windwall all-in, Q-sustain the poke, and out-scale his crit kit once you stack AP.
Track: Yasuo's R — Last Breath (70–30s cooldown). His all-in after knockup. Pool it.
Read from Vladimir's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Yasuo.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vladimir | Level 1 favours you: your ranged Q pokes freely while Yasuo has no dash to answer. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is even as Yasuo picks up EQ and starts trading through minions. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays a skill lane where his Sweeping Blade mobility offsets your poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | Levels 4-5 tilt Yasuo: with Q stacked and Blade up he dictates all-ins when your Pool is down. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | Level 6 favours you as Hemoplague and Sanguine Pool let you survive his burst. |
| First item | Yasuo | At first item Yasuo's crit spike gives him one clean all-in window when your Pool is on cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two-plus items your AP scaling and Hemoplague teamfighting outclass his single-target dive. |
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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Vladimir's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Vladimir, slightly — a 51.74% win rate edge over 1,834 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (51.74% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Vladimir has a slight edge (51.74% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Vladimir takes Phase Rush on the Sorcery tree with Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Yasuo.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Riftmaker (drain scaling) first, then Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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Also played in: Mid Lane