Vladimir Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.7%
- Pick rate
- 1.4%
- Ban rate
- 7.4%
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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 47.7% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (1,324 games).
- Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Riftmaker → Rabadon's Deathcap — 62% win rate over 8 games.
- Take Stormraider's Surge as keystone: picked in 43% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Rumble (70% over 10 games). Hardest: Pantheon (10% over 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 85.7% | 1% (7) | |
| 56.7% | 2% (30) | |
| 56.4% | 11% (149) | |
| 55.0% | 3% (40) | |
| 54.9% | 19% (246) | |
| 53.7% | 12% (164) | |
| 51.3% | 3% (39) | |
| 50.6% | 6% (83) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (8) | |
| 48.4% | 12% (161) | |
| 47.1% | 12% (157) | |
| 33.3% | 0% (6) |
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.
54.1%16% pick
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Summon Aery
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
43.9%7% pick
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
53.6%6% 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.
55.9%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
53.3%19% pick
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Flash + Ignite
48.1%12% pick
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Ghost + Ignite
66.7%1% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
57.7%71 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (55%), Q → E → W (57%), Q → W → Q (83%).
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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...