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
  Pacto Vermelho

  Cada 30 pontos de Vida adicional concedem 1 de Poder de Habilidade a Vladimir, e cada 1 ponto de Poder de Habilidade concede a ele 1,6 de Vida adicional (não cumulativos entre si).

  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
  Transfusão

  Vladimir rouba vida do inimigo-alvo. Quando sua reserva estiver cheia, Transfusão terá os benefícios de dano e cura drasticamente aumentados por um breve período.

  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
  Poça de Sangue

  Vladimir mergulha numa poça de sangue, tornando-se inalvejável por 2s. Além disso, inimigos na poça sofrem redução de Velocidade de Movimento e Vladimir drena Vida deles.

  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
  Maré de Sangue

  Vladimir paga com a própria Vida para carregar uma reserva de sangue que, quando desferida, causa dano em área ao seu redor, mas pode ser bloqueada por unidades inimigas.

  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
  Hemopraga

  Vladimir infecta uma área com uma praga virulenta. Inimigos afetados recebem dano crescente enquanto durar o efeito. Depois de alguns segundos, Hemopraga causa Dano Mágico aos inimigos infectados e cura Vladimir a cada Campeão inimigo atingido.

  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.