Vladimir Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Top, Emerald+

The Crimson Reaper

Top Lane Mage · Fighter Emerald+

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Tier

#48 of 66 on the Top tier list

Win Rate49.8%−0.5 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate1.2%

Ban Rate6.7%

Games20K

KDA1.90

Emerald+▾

🌐All▾

Patch 26.22▾

TOP21.1 %

JGL—

MID72.7 %

BOT6.1 %

SUP0.1 %

Tier

49.8 %

Win Rate

−0.5 vs avg

48/66

Rank

1.2 %

Pick Rate

6.7 %

Ban Rate

20K

Games

C tier

Vladimir Build for Top Lane

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Mage · Fighter · #48 of 66 on the Top Lane tier list

The most played Vladimir build (Patch 26.22) is Stormsurge into Rabadon's Deathcap with Stormraider's Surge. It wins 54.1 % of 5,516 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−0.5 pts vs average (50.3 %): 49.8 %
Pick Rate: 1.2 %
Ban Rate: 6.7 %
Games: 20K
KDA: 1.90

Win Rate: −0.5 pts vs average (50.3 %)

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Build against

Runes

Stormraider's Surge · Precision

Summoner spells

Flash · Ghost

Start

Doran's Ring

Full build

Stormsurge › Rabadon's Deathcap › Void Staff › Zhonya's Hourglass › Mejai's Soulstealer › Cosmic Drive

Skill order QEW Max Q, then E, then W

Vladimir runes

49.5 % WR · 6,400 games · 33.8 % of games

Sorcery

Precision

Sorcery: Stormraider's Surge, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm
Precision: Legend: Haste, Last Stand

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Vladimir summoner spells

Flash + Ghost49.5 % WR

69 % of games

Ignite + Flash51.3 % WR

29 % of games

Vladimir skill order

49.9 % WR · 19,347 games · 98 % of games

14579

314151718

28101213

61116

Start: Q › E › W › Q · 53 % of 19,783 games

Vladimir items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Hextech Alternator › Aether Wisp · 45.6 % WR · 1,171 games All items & build orders →

Vladimir matchups

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Vladimir wins most against

Olaf 60.0 % 200 games
Sylas 60.0 % 105 games
Heimerdinger 56.3 % 126 games
Vayne 55.0 % 131 games
Jax 54.9 % 882 games
Yasuo 53.7 % 369 games
Kennen 53.5 % 271 games
K'Sante 52.4 % 273 games
Volibear 52.3 % 256 games
Teemo 52.2 % 805 games

Vladimir struggles most against

Nasus 39.3 % 435 games
Shen 42.8 % 332 games
Mordekaiser 43.9 % 355 games
Gwen 44.6 % 184 games
Anivia 45.0 % 100 games
Yorick 45.0 % 189 games
Sion 45.4 % 284 games
Riven 45.6 % 193 games
Ambessa 45.8 % 345 games
Singed 45.9 % 172 games

Vladimir's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 100 games. The line marks 50 %.

Vladimir Top Lane build in brief

Vladimir Top Lane is tier C with these filters, with a 49.8 % win rate from 19,772 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Stormraider's Surge with Precision as the secondary path, in 34 % of games.
Summoner spells: Flash and Ghost, in 69 % of games.
Start with Doran's Ring; boots: Sorcerer's Shoes.
Core items: Stormsurge → Rabadon's Deathcap → Void Staff, then usually Zhonya's Hourglass, Mejai's Soulstealer, Cosmic Drive.
Skill max order: Q > E > W (98 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Olaf, Jax, Sylas and hardest against Nasus, Ambessa, Shen.

Questions about Vladimir

What is the best Vladimir build (Patch 26.22)?

Stormsurge › Rabadon's Deathcap › Void Staff › Zhonya's Hourglass › Mejai's Soulstealer › Cosmic Drive, with Sorcerer's Shoes. The most played start wins 54.1 % of 5,516 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Vladimir take?

Stormraider's Surge, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, with Legend: Haste, Last Stand from Precision. This page is used in 34 % of games.

Who counters Vladimir in lane?

Vladimir struggles most against Nasus (39.3 % win rate), Shen (42.8 %) and Mordekaiser (43.9 %).

How strong is Vladimir right now?

Vladimir is C tier with a 49.8 % win rate and a 1.2 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Vladimir's average (49.8 %) and based on 500 or more games.