How to beat Vladimir
Common role: Mid / Top
A sustain mage who is helpless early and unkillable late.
Best counters vs Vladimir
Champions with the highest win rate against Vladimir on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Hwei54.5%189 games
- 2
Naafiri54.5%94 games
- 3
Swain54.7%53 games
- 4
Malzahar53.6%314 games
- 5
Aurora53.9%105 games
- 6
Qiyana52.9%87 games
- 7
Viktor52.4%371 games
- 8
Zoe52.7%108 games
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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
Huyết ThệMỗi 30 Máu cộng thêm cho Vladimir thêm 1 Sức Mạnh Phép Thuật và mỗi điểm Sức Mạnh Phép Thuật cho Vladimir 1,6 Máu cộng thêm. (không cộng dồn với chính nó)
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
Truyền MáuVladimir hút máu từ nạn nhân của hắn. Khi đạt mức tối đa, Truyền Máu sẽ được tăng nhiều sát thương và hồi máu trong thời gian ngắn.
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
Hồ MáuVladimir lặn vào một vũng máu và không thể bị định vị trong 2 giây. Ngoài ra, kẻ địch trúng phải vũng máu sẽ bị làm chậm đồng thời Vladimir cũng rút máu từ chúng.
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
Thủy Triều MáuVladimir dùng máu để tích tụ sức mạnh, khi phóng thích, sẽ gây sát thương lên khu vực quanh hắn nhưng có thể bị chặn bởi đơn vị địch.
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
Máu ĐộcVladimir tiêm nhiễm một khu vực bằng dịch bệnh. Kẻ địch bị nhiễm sẽ chịu thêm sát thương trong thời gian đó. Sau vài giây, Máu Độc gây sát thương phép lên kẻ địch bị nhiễm và hồi máu cho Vladimir với mỗi Tướng địch trúng phải.
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.
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