How to beat Vladimir

Common role: Mid / Top

A sustain mage who is helpless early and unkillable late.

What makes Vladimir dangerous

Vladimir harasses with Q at no mana cost, pools (W) to become untargetable and dodge everything, and scales into a teamfight monster whose ultimate amplifies all damage on your team. If he survives laning, he wins the game by simply outlasting you.

How to play against Vladimir

• 1Punish him hard levels 1–6 — he is one of the weakest early laners in the game.
• 2Bring Grievous Wounds early; it cripples his sustain and teamfight healing.
• 3Bait his pool (W) before you commit your combo — he wastes it and is then exposed.
• 4All-in before he hits 2 items; every minute you wait he gets stronger.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Extremely weak first six levels — his worst point in the game.
• ✓Has zero hard CC, so he relies entirely on health and healing.
• ✓Low mobility outside of pool; lock him down before it comes up.
• ✓Health-cost abilities let you race him down when he is low.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Vladimir's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Blutroter Pakt

  Für jeweils 30 Punkte zusätzliches Leben erhält Vladimir 1 Fähigkeitsstärke und je 1 Punkt Fähigkeitsstärke gewährt Vladimir 1,6 zusätzliches Leben (ist nicht mit sich selbst kumulativ).

  Strong: converts bonus health into AP and vice versa, so he scales in both. Weak: this makes him weak early with neither stat — punish levels 1-6.

• Q
  Transfusion

  Vladimir raubt dem gegnerischen Ziel Leben. Wenn Vladimir „Transfusion“ 2-mal aktiviert hat, werden Schaden und Heilung der Fähigkeit kurzzeitig massiv erhöht.

  Strong: no-cost heal-and-poke that sustains him through harass. Weak: on cooldown he has no sustain — trade in the gap and bring Grievous Wounds.

• W
  Blutlache

  Vladimir versinkt in einer Lache aus Blut und kann 2 Sekunden lang nicht anvisiert werden. Außerdem werden alle Gegner über der Lache verlangsamt, und Vladimir entzieht ihnen Leben.

  Strong: pool makes him untargetable, dodging any ability or ult. Weak: costs a chunk of health and roots him in place — bait it, then all-in.

• E
  Wogen aus Blut

  Vladimir bezahlt mit seinem Leben dafür, ein Blutreservoir aufzuladen, das bei Entfesselung, Umgebungsschaden um ihn herum anrichtet, aber von gegnerischen Einheiten blockiert werden kann.

  Strong: a charged AoE that shreds waves and pokes hard when empowered. Weak: the empowered version is slow — step out of the circle before it lands.

• R
  Blutseuche

  Vladimir infiziert ein Gebiet mit einer bösartigen Seuche. Betroffene Gegner erleiden während der Wirkungsdauer erhöhten Schaden durch Angriffe. Nach ein paar Sekunden fügt „Blutseuche“ betroffenen Gegnern magischen Schaden zu und heilt Vladimir für jeden getroffenen Champion.

  Strong: amplifies all damage on the enemies hit — a game-winning teamfight ult. Weak: it does little burst by itself; if his team can't follow up, it's wasted.

Itemization

Grievous Wounds is mandatory (Executioner's, Morellonomicon, Mortal Reminder). Magic resist and burst outrace his healing before he scales.

This guide covers Vladimir's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.