Vladimir vs Garen MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Vladimir vs Garen

Updated Jun 5, 2026

Overview

Vladimir has low early lane pressure and must manage survivability against Garen's short trades and silence threat.
Focus on scaling safely through early sustain and avoid giving Garen passive health recovery windows.

Trading pattern

Trade only around empowered (Q) windows and save (W) to deny Garen's silence or all-in attempts.
Punish (Q) cooldown by stepping forward for short trades before he can re-engage.
Avoid extended trades after (E) ends to prevent taking sustained spin damage and passive resets.

Danger windows

Respect (Q) silence and follow-up (E) spin damage as a high-threat all-in window.
Avoid fighting when your (W) is on cooldown since you lose your main defensive tool against Garen's burst.
Beware of low-health states post-trades where Garen can finish with (R) execute.

Early game

Use (Q) to sustain through Garen's short (Q)+(E) trades and avoid extended fights before level 6.
Hold the wave near your side to reduce Garen's engage angles and punish his attempts to silence.
Avoid forcing trades without empowered (Q) ready to minimize Garen's retaliation potential.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) to threaten all-ins or picks when Garen is chunked and vulnerable to execute.
After your first AP item, increase pressure on waves and trades while respecting Garen's passive health recovery.
Respect Garen's level 6 (R) execute window by maintaining health above execute threshold to avoid lethal trades.

Win conditions

Survive early lane by using (Q) sustain and empowered (Q) trades to deny Garen free farm and chip health.
Scale into mid-game with your first AP item and leverage (R) in grouped fights or picks to swing teamfights.
Use (W) defensively to negate Garen's silence and all-in attempts, then punish his cooldowns with short trades or wave pressure.