VladimirS

Build guide · Patch 16.19VladimirMid build

the Crimson Reaper

Win rate
50.6%

#17/57 by win rate▼ 0.4 vs 16.18

Pick rate
4.4%

#17/57 most picked▲ 0.2 vs 16.18

Ban rate
6.3%

#23 most banned▲ 0.4 vs 16.18

Overall rank · Mid
#18 / 57

Tier S · 91,476 games

Win rate by patch (%)

Patch 16.19 · Ranked Solo/Duo · Emerald+ · all regions · How we calculate

Recommended Vladimir build

Most played and most reliable choices

Runes

Stormraider's SurgeNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering StormLast StandLegend: Haste

Spells

FlashGhost

Skill priority

TransfusionQTides of BloodESanguine PoolW

Start

Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Core

StormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapRiftmaker

Runes

50.3% WR44.8% pick39,207 games
Sorcery
Summon AeryArcane CometStormraider's SurgeDeathfire Touch
Axiom ArcanistManaflow BandNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceCelerityAbsolute Focus
ScorchWaterwalkingGathering Storm
Precision
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling
Deathfire TouchNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering StormLast StandLegend: Haste
50.4% WR12.7% pick11,126 games
Stormraider's SurgeNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering StormCut DownLegend: Haste
51.5% WR6.3% pick5,551 games
Summon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorchLast StandLegend: Haste
49.1% WR5.3% pick4,611 games

Skill order

56.8% WR48.6% pick28,792 games
TransfusionQ123456789101112131415
Sanguine PoolW123456789101112131415
Tides of BloodE123456789101112131415
HemoplagueR123456789101112131415

Summoner spells

FlashGhost
50.5% WR77.2% pick66,250 games
FlashIgnite
51.7% WR20.5% pick17,566 games

Power curve

Scales into the late game

47.0<25 min
49.925–30
53.130–35
54.735–40
54.540+

Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.

Item builds

First three completed items
StormsurgeStormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerRiftmaker
55.0%
5.3% · 2,802 games
Hextech RocketbeltHextech RocketbeltRiftmakerRiftmakerRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
53.2%
5.1% · 2,670 games
Dark SealDark SealStormsurgeStormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's DeathcapMejai's SoulstealerMejai's Soulstealer
81.1%
3.1% · 1,606 games
StormsurgeStormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffVoid Staff
54.3%
2.5% · 1,322 games
StormsurgeStormsurgeLiandry's TormentLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
52.8%
2.3% · 1,200 games
Doran's RingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth Potion
Start51.1%
85.9% · 74,282 games
Dark SealDark SealRefillable PotionRefillable Potion
Start48.8%
8.6% · 7,407 games
Sorcerer's ShoesSorcerer's Shoes
Boots53.0%
51.3% · 43,404 games
Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
Boots48.6%
39.5% · 33,375 games
Boots of SwiftnessBoots of Swiftness
Boots51.8%
6.1% · 5,132 games

Situational items

How often each item ends up in the final build
StormsurgeStormsurge68.2% · 52.2%
Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap60.7% · 56.9%
Dark SealDark Seal34.3% · 47.1%
Hextech RocketbeltHextech Rocketbelt32.0% · 49.3%
RiftmakerRiftmaker27.7% · 52.7%
Cosmic DriveCosmic Drive20.2% · 52.9%
Mejai's SoulstealerMejai's Soulstealer15.8% · 78.3%
Void StaffVoid Staff15.1% · 58.6%
Zhonya's HourglassZhonya's Hourglass14.6% · 56.7%
Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment12.5% · 53.5%
ShadowflameShadowflame11.5% · 56.7%
Seeker's ArmguardSeeker's Armguard3.8% · 53.5%
Oblivion OrbOblivion Orb2.3% · 41.9%
CryptbloomCryptbloom1.9% · 56.9%
Horizon FocusHorizon Focus1.4% · 53.7%
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage1.4% · 55.9%

Vladimir counters

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Hardest matchupsthese champions counter Vladimir

Malzahar45.3%2,527 gamesAurora45.5%1,174 gamesAnnie46.6%610 gamesSyndra47.9%2,367 gamesViktor48.1%3,088 gamesQiyana48.2%1,117 games

Easiest matchupsVladimir beats these

Mel56.7%726 gamesIrelia54.2%1,086 gamesYone54.2%2,932 gamesVeigar53.9%1,246 gamesTaliyah53.8%448 gamesAzir53.4%717 games

Vladimir abilities

Crimson Pact

PassiveCrimson Pact

Every 30 points of bonus Health gives Vladimir 1 Ability Power and every 1 point of Ability Power gives Vladimir 1.6 bonus Health (does not stack with itself).

Transfusion

QTransfusion

Vladimir steals life from the target enemy. When Vladimir's resource is full, Transfusion will benefit from massively increased damage and healing for a brief time.

Cooldown: 9/7.9/6.8/5.7/4.6s
Sanguine Pool

WSanguine Pool

Vladimir sinks into a pool of blood, becoming untargetable for 2 seconds. Additionally, enemies on the pool are slowed and Vladimir siphons life from them.

Cooldown: 28/25/22/19/16s
Tides of Blood

ETides of Blood

Vladimir pays his own health to charge up a reservoir of blood which, when released, deals damage in the area around him but can be blocked by enemy units.

Cooldown: 13/11/9/7/5s
Hemoplague

RHemoplague

Vladimir infects an area with a virulent plague. Affected enemies take increased damage for the duration. After a few seconds, Hemoplague deals magic damage to infected enemies and heals Vladimir for each enemy Champion hit.

Cooldown: 120s