Akali vs Vladimir MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Akali vs Vladimir

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Akali's high early agency and lane pressure to deny Vladimir a calm scaling lane and force defensive play.
Prioritize snowballing through early trades and level 3 and 6 power spikes to prevent Vladimir from reaching his scaling windows.

Trading pattern

Start trades with (Q) poke and passive autos, then commit with (W) for stealth and (E) for follow-up when Vladimir is exposed.
Respect Vladimir's empowered (Q); avoid trading when it is ready to prevent his sustain advantage.
Use (W) to create safe windows for extended trades and all-ins, but back off if Vladimir steps out or waits out the shroud.

Danger windows

Respect (W) untargetability and long cooldown; avoid trading when it is available.
Avoid trades when Vladimir's empowered (Q) is ready as he can out-sustain your damage.
Be cautious around (R) burst window in mid to late game teamfights and grouped fights.

Early game

Aggressively use the level 3 (Q)-(W)-(E) combo inside (W) for safe trades to punish Vladimir's weak early wave control.
Step forward to trade immediately after Vladimir uses (W), exploiting its long cooldown before it returns.
Avoid extended fights without (W) as Vladimir can punish your cooldowns and healing windows.

Power spikes

Use level 3 unlock of (Q)-(W)-(E) combo to trade aggressively with (W) safety and (E) follow-up.
Track Vladimir's level 6 (R) and empowered (Q); avoid trades when these are ready and punish cooldowns after they're spent.
After your first completed AP assassin item, pressure waves and trades more confidently while tracking Vladimir's main defensive tools.

Win conditions

Use (W) to safely extend trades and force Vladimir to burn defensive cooldowns early.
Punish Vladimir's long (W) cooldown by engaging aggressively before it returns.
Deny Vladimir free farm and scaling by applying early pressure and snowballing through level 3 and 6 power spikes.