Diana vs Vladimir MID Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Diana vs Vladimir

Updated Jun 1, 2026

Overview

Diana is a medium pressure AP diver who wants to disrupt Vladimir's calm scaling by forcing short trades with Q + E + W combo.
Focus on denying Vladimir a passive lane to delay his item spikes and reduce his teamfight threat.

Trading pattern

Initiate trades by landing Q to enable E reset and burst Vladimir before he can respond.
Avoid trading if you miss Q or if E is on cooldown to prevent being punished.
Pressure Vladimir when his empowered Q is down and W is on cooldown to maximize damage windows.

Danger windows

Vladimir's W makes him untargetable and can negate your burst; respect its cooldown to avoid wasted engages.
Avoid all-ins when Vladimir's empowered Q is ready as he can sustain and punish trades.
Vladimir's R amplifies his damage in teamfights; be cautious engaging grouped enemies during this window.

Early game

Use level 3 power spike to trade aggressively with Q + E + W combo before Vladimir scales.
Avoid extended trades if Vladimir's empowered Q is ready to sustain and punish.
Punish Vladimir when he uses W to dodge damage, as it has a long cooldown and health cost.

Power spikes

Respect Vladimir's level 6 Vladimir R burst and item spikes by avoiding all-ins during these windows.
Utilize Diana's level 3 Q-W-E burst combo and level 6 R for kill pressure.
First completed AP item significantly increases Diana's kill potential over Vladimir's early scaling.

Win conditions

Use Q + E + W combo with Electrocute to burst Vladimir before he can sustain with Q.
Punish Vladimir's W cooldown by forcing trades and wave pressure to deny his scaling.
Reach level 6 and item spikes to all-in with R, securing kills and snowballing lane control.