Vladimir Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.8%
- Pick rate
- 3.9%
- Ban rate
- 8.4%
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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.
Sorcery
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
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 51.8% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (1,628 games).
- Most common core: Stormsurge → Liandry's Torment → Rabadon's Deathcap — 67% win rate over 9 games.
- Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 75% of games with a 52% win rate.
- Best matchup: Brand (100% over 8 games). Hardest: Akali (26% over 23 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 0% (3) | |
| 67.7% | 4% (65) | |
| 66.7% | 4% (63) | |
| 62.5% | 23% (379) | |
| 56.4% | 7% (117) | |
| 56.2% | 7% (121) | |
| 53.6% | 24% (394) | |
| 52.8% | 16% (265) | |
| 51.4% | 11% (173) | |
| 48.2% | 5% (83) | |
| 46.2% | 1% (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.
Sorcery
Precision
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.
53.8%31% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
47.2%7% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
55.6%3% 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.
47.6%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
52.3%33% pick
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Flash + Ignite
54.2%9% pick
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Flash + Teleport
50.0%0% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
60.9%110 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (58%), Q → E → W (58%), Q → W → Q (36%).
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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...