How to win lane as Ziggs against Vladimir · 62.5% win rate over 8 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Vladimir's brutal early weakness lets you poke him for free at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | Level 2 he still can't threaten back and eats your Short-Fuse pokes. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | Level 3 you zone his CS while his only defense is a costly Pool. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 he has no gap-closer, so your range keeps punishing him. |
| Level 6 | Ziggs | At 6 his R is a damage amp, not an escape, so your poke still rules. |
| First item | Vladimir | At his first sustain item his Transfusion heal out-paces your poke window. |
| Two+ items | Ziggs | By two items your range and waveclear edge close the matchup out again. |
Vladimir is one of the weakest early laners, so from level 1 you free-poke him with Short Fuse Q while his health-cost Transfusion (Q) and long-cooldown Sanguine Pool (W) leave him no safe way to trade back.
The full Ziggs vs Vladimir 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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