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
  핏빛 계약

  블라디미르는 추가 체력 30당 1의 주문력을 얻으며, 주문력 1당 1.6의 체력을 얻습니다. (이 효과는 서로 중첩되지 않습니다.)

  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
  수혈

  블라디미르가 대상 적으로부터 체력을 흡수합니다. 수혈을 충분히 한 뒤에는 수혈의 피해량과 치유량이 잠깐 동안 크게 늘어납니다.

  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
  피의 웅덩이

  블라디미르가 피의 웅덩이로 변해 2초 동안 공격 대상이 되지 않습니다. 또한 웅덩이 위에 서 있는 적의 속도가 느려지며 블라디미르가 이들의 체력을 흡수합니다.

  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
  선혈의 파도

  블라디미르가 자신의 체력을 희생해 피의 웅덩이를 채웁니다. 웅덩이가 파도를 방출하면 주변 지역에 피해를 입히지만 적 유닛이 파도를 가로막을 수 있습니다.

  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
  혈사병

  블라디미르가 혈사병으로 목표 지역을 오염시킵니다. 질병에 감염된 적은 일정 시간 동안 더 큰 피해를 입습니다. 감염된 적은 몇 초 뒤 마법 피해를 입으며 피해를 입은 적 챔피언 수에 비례해 블라디미르의 체력이 회복됩니다.

  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.