How to win lane as Vladimir against Ziggs · 51.77% win rate over 452 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even before Ziggs has his Q bounce range advantage online. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | Level 2 favours Ziggs as he begins poking from outside your E range. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | Level 3 stays Ziggs' as Q and W siege you off the wave. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 favour Ziggs with full-range poke and wave shove you can't punish. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 evens out as Sanguine Pool and Hemoplague let you finally gap-close. |
| First item | Vladimir | At first item you flip ahead: Rylai's sticks to him and your all-in kills through his escape. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | With two-plus items your short-range burst out-duels his squishy artillery profile. |
Level 1 is even before Ziggs has his Q bounce fully online, so contest the wave, but from Level 2 he starts poking you from outside your E range and you must sustain with Transfusion.
The full Vladimir vs Ziggs 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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