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Choose Champion Build:
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Mid Lane
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Top Lane
Recommended Items
Spells:
Flash
Heal
Items
Ability Order
Crimson Pact (PASSIVE)
Vladimir Passive Ability
Introduction
Introduction

Vladimir is generally considered to be an easy champion to play. Do not be Fooled!. Vlad is very easy to learn, but very hard to master. Your


It has a very long cooldown early game. However, if you have any DoT on you, you will continue to take damage while in





Vladimir's









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Pros + Has amazing sustain + His ultimate ravages enemies in team fights + Very good farm ability with ![]() + Can escape any form of attack or ability with a well timed ![]() |
Cons - Has no CC ability - Is a slow champion - Very difficult to play before level 7 - Has a few champions that will ALWAYS murder him in lane - ![]() |
Runes








Masteries
For Masteries I prefer 9/0/21. Getting cooldown reduction, +1 AP per level and 8% Magic Penetration. I have seen other builds recommending going more into the offense tree or more into the defense tree, however, I have found that by investing more than 9 points in Offense, your sustain is not as strong and if you put more into Defense your damage suffers greatly.
So why 21 point in Utility? The answer is simple. Utility gives him a second ward which allows you to cover both bushes to prevent an early game gank from the jungler. It also gives you a biscuit which can act as an extra potion. But the main benefits come from











Items
Early Game
Early game I like running



Tier 1
Vlad admittedly suffers early game, but in Mid Game he really begins to shine. I generally get



Tier 2
These items, combined with



End Game







Optionals
Near the end game getting a



Skills






This ability is useful as it is not a targeted ability, so it can even hit untargetable foes. It also has another really nice ability, that requires you to pay attention where the animations of the ability go. If you can get used to the range of the ability, and pay attention, you can use this to check bushes and deal damage without actually going into the bush. You can also use it to hit invisible champions like Teemo or Evelynn.



Summoner Spells
Recommended



Alternatives



Laning Phase
Early Game
In the early game Vlad suffers greatly. He is not able to really farm as well as he could until level 2 or 3, and will often not have a good escape from abilities. Most players fail early game with Vlad and give up because he doesn't have the same early game potential as other mid champions.
Mid Game
At level 7 Vlad really begins to pick up, as the use of his ultimate in team and solo fights allows him to begin to wipe the floors with his enemies. His






Late Game
Late Game Vlad becomes very useful in team fights and can solo most champions. His damage output and sustain make him very hard to kill 1v1 and in team fights his

Team Fights
In team fights Vlad can be played in one of 2 ways. The first way is that of the traditional caster, using your Ultimate to increase the damage of other players and use your poke at range to poke off enemy ADC and APC. This works very well, however it has a lower damage output, as

If you are willing to be more risky, wait for the initiate, and when everyone piles in, use your ultimate to begin the slaughter, then use











Counters
Swain, Fiddlesticks, and Fizz will be the bane of your existence. A decent Swain is a hard counter to Vlad, as he has many abilities to poke, root, slow, and DoT Vlad. On top of that his Ultimate heals him, which makes it very difficult to kill him when your sustain and damage output get blocked by his other abilities.
Fiddlesticks is very painful for Vlad. Fear prevents you from using

Fizz is just one of those champions you are going to hate. Yes you can dodge his shark. However Fizz can dodge your Ultimate as well. He can also engage you and nuke you down so very fast that you can't really heal back fast enough. Plus, Fizz's passive will still effect you while in pool form.
What is my best suggestion on how to deal with these guys? Hug to your tower and beg your jungle to help you kill these guys. Because if you don't have an early game lead on them, they will devour you.
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