Vladimir Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.7%
- Pick rate
- 3.5%
- Ban rate
- 9.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Nimbus Cloak
Celerity
Gathering Storm
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
Summoner spells
54.7%
139 games
Max order
Q
E
W
57.4%
141 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Vladimir
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Vladimir wins 51.7% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (636 games).
- Most common core: Stormsurge → Liandry's Torment → Rabadon's Deathcap — 75% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 71% of games with a 54% win rate.
- Best matchup: Syndra (69% over 26 games). Hardest: Akshan (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Vladimir scales: 57% win rate after 35 minutes versus 48% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 72.7% | 10% (66) | |
| 65.9% | 7% (44) | |
| 62.0% | 16% (100) | |
| 60.3% | 54% (343) | |
| 58.3% | 19% (120) | |
| 54.8% | 44% (283) | |
| 52.4% | 53% (334) | |
| 51.0% | 23% (149) | |
| 47.9% | 11% (71) | |
| 30.8% | 2% (13) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Gathering Storm
Last Stand
Legend: Haste
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
53.9%71% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
46.1%18% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
50.0%7% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
42.9%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
51.0%77% pick
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Flash + Ignite
54.7%22% pick
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Ghost + Ignite
66.7%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
57.4%141 games
Q
W
E
50.0%2 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (53%), Q → E → W (53%), Q → W → Q (44%).
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PCrimson PactEvery 30 points of bonus Health gives Vladimir 1 Ability Power and every 1 point of Ability Power gives Vladimir 1.6 bonus Health (does not stack with itself).
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QTransfusion
Vladimir steals life from the target enemy. When Vladimir's resource is full, Transfusion will benefit from massively increased damage and healing for a brief time.
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WSanguine Pool
Vladimir sinks into a pool of blood, becoming untargetable for 2 seconds. Additionally, enemies on the pool are slowed and Vladimir siphons life from them.
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ETides of Blood
Vladimir pays his own health to charge up a reservoir of blood which, when released, deals damage in the area around him but can be blocked by enemy units.
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RHemoplagueVladimir infects an area with a virulent plague. Affected enemies take increased damage for the duration. After a few seconds, Hemoplague deals magic damage to infected enemies and heals Vladimir for each enemy Champion...