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Vladimir vs Gragas

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Vladimir must manage a low-pressure early lane focusing on sustain and farming safely against Gragas's medium lane pressure.
Prioritize surviving Gragas's short burst trades and scaling into strong late-game teamfight impact with (R) and empowered (Q).
This is a control vs teamfight scaling matchup; Vladimir should avoid early all-ins and aim for mid-to-late game grouped fights.

Trading pattern

Trade only when empowered (Q) is ready and save (W) to negate Gragas's burst or (E) engage.
Punish Gragas after he misses (E) or uses (W) by stepping forward for short trades with (Q) sustain.
Avoid extended trades without empowered (Q) or when (W) is on cooldown to prevent getting punished by Gragas's burst and crowd control.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (E) is off cooldown and ready to engage or stun; avoid dashing or stepping forward recklessly.
Vladimir is vulnerable after using (W) due to its long cooldown and health cost; avoid fighting during this downtime.
Respect (R) displacement in teamfights and skirmishes to prevent being isolated or knocked into danger.

Early game

Use (Q) to sustain through Gragas's poke and avoid engaging when (E) is available to prevent getting stunned.
Avoid fighting early waves where Gragas can outburst you; focus on farming and only short trades with empowered (Q).
Respect (E) engage and (R) displacement threat by maintaining spacing and not committing without (W) ready.

Power spikes

Respect Gragas's level 6 (R) displacement and avoid committing during its availability; use your (R) window for all-ins or defensive resets.
Vladimir's first completed AP item greatly increases his trading confidence; pressure waves and trades more aggressively after this spike.
Mid-game AP and cooldown spikes improve Vladimir's ability to contest trades and teamfights; adjust aggression accordingly.

Win conditions

Survive early lane by using (Q) sustain and avoiding forced fights, then scale into powerful teamfight burst with (R).
Exploit windows after Gragas misses (E) or uses (W) to secure short trades and build item advantage.
Use empowered (Q) trades combined with (R) in grouped fights to maximize burst damage and secure kills or objectives.