How to win lane as Vladimir against Zac · 55.19% win rate over 395 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even as Zac's blob passive gives him early sustain to match your poke. |
| Level 2 | Vladimir | Level 2 favours you: ranged Transfusion out-pokes his weak base damage. |
| Level 3 | Vladimir | Level 3 stays yours as your E poke chunks him faster than blobs restore. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | Levels 4-5 favour you with sustained Q healing beating his low trade damage. |
| Level 6 | Vladimir | Level 6 favours you as Hemoplague and pool out-heal his E engage. |
| First item | Vladimir | At first item your AP poke and tempo outpace his tanky, slow profile. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two-plus items you keep dominating the 1v1, though ward his flank engage. |
Level 1 is even while Zac has his blob sustain, but from Level 2 your ranged Transfusion out-pokes his weak base damage and you can step on his blobs to starve his healing.
The full Vladimir vs Zac 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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