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Darius vs Vladimir

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Use early lane pressure to deny Vladimir a calm farming lane and force him to use (W) defensively.
Leverage your high lane pressure and all-in threat to prevent Vladimir from scaling comfortably.

Trading pattern

Threaten (E) to control Vladimir's spacing and force him to respect your engage.
Extend trades to stack your passive before committing to all-ins, especially after hitting (Q) outer edge for healing.
Punish Vladimir when he uses (W) to avoid your damage, as it has a long cooldown and health cost.

Danger windows

Be cautious when Vladimir's empowered (Q) is ready, as he can sustain and punish short trades.
Avoid engaging when (W) is available, as he becomes untargetable and can negate your (E) pull.
Watch for Vladimir's level 6 (R) all-in threat; disengage before five passive stacks if you lack kill pressure.

Early game

Push the wave near your side or center to bait Vladimir into your (E) pull range.
Avoid short trades that let Vladimir use empowered (Q) to heal; instead, look for extended trades where your passive stacks matter.
Use (Q) outer edge to heal and sustain through Vladimir's poke early on.

Power spikes

At level 6, stack your passive before using (R) to execute low-health Vladimir and reset for kills.
After your first bruiser item, force longer fights where your durability and damage outmatch Vladimir's poke.
Respect Vladimir's level 6 (R) window by avoiding extended trades near execute range unless you have passive stacks and summoner advantage.

Win conditions

Deny Vladimir safe farming by forcing extended trades near your (E) range and hitting (Q) outer edge for sustain.
Use your level 6 execute to snowball kills and apply side-lane pressure.
Maintain wave control to keep Vladimir vulnerable to your all-ins and prevent him from scaling into mid/late game.