Transfusion 1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 9 Tides of Blood 3 / 8 / 10 / 11 / 12 Sanguine Pool 2/ 14 / 15 / 17 / 18 Hemoplague 6 / 13 / 16

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Understanding what resource management is and how you can use it to your advantage on Vlad is very important. Vladimir ’s resource is HP . Your abilities cost HP to use and you have built in sustain with Q - Transfusion and R - Hemoplague. Most other champions, especially in mid lane, use mana. When you are facing a mana user as Vladimir it’s important to remember that while yes, you may be down on HP , you can sustain more than the enemy. Let’s say you lose 200 HP in a trade and your lane opponent loses 100 HP + 150 Mana . Even though you are down on HP , you will sustain that back up. Meanwhile, the opponent’s HP lead will be gone by the time you use Transfusion twice, AND his mana will not be fully recovered. If you use this concept every game, you will create priority for your lane which will lead to objectives, CS leads, turret platings, Kills, etc.


Being a consistent player on Vladimir is important as Vladimir doesn’t benefit from roams or coinflip skirmishes. Your champion is extremely resource reliant and you need to play selfishly. You’ll see this tip in almost any Vladimir guide, and if you want to be good at Vladimir you need to reinforce it in your head. YOU are the team. Don’t roam for your jungler or anyone on your team unless it directly benefits you. Sit mid, try to farm 10cs/min, and eat platings. Look for dives on your enemy laner and make your team play around you. Vladimir is a champ where 9/10 games can be won as long as YOU perform. It doesn’t matter if your botlane goes 0/20, as long as you have 10cs/min every game is winnable.

This might sound funny coming from me, but keeping a strong mental is EXTREMELY important for Vladimir . As I said above, 9/10 games are winnable, but this only applies as long as you don’t tilt and you focus on your wincons. I know for some people it’s hard to always keep a straight face (If you’ve ever watched my stream you know), but, from my personal experience, a lot of the games I lose could have been winnable had I not tilted when things went wrong. Your teammates will flame you and that’s normal, I would flame my mid laner too if he never roamed and told me to kill myself then deafened. BUT, remain stoic and play for YOUR wincons.

Vlad really only has 1 combo: E - Tides of Blood > Flash - > R - Hemoplague > E - Tides of Blood > Q - Transfusion.
Most of Vlad mechanics come from using your abilities well in fights and knowing when to pool.

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I’m a grandmaster Vlad OTP peaking 528LP and around rank 450 NA. I won’t lie to you and say I’m the best Vlad player to ever grace this Earth, but I do know what it takes to improve and get better at the game. I went from plat 2 to masters 500lp in a span of 4-5 months and I hope to help others do the same.
+ How I can Help You?
Obviously I have a good understanding of Vladimir gameplay and I’m guessing that’s what most of you are looking for, but I also have a strong understanding of mid lane fundamentals and can help you on any mid lane champion. I can help with Vlad top, but any other role or champion I won’t be as versed on and I suggest you find someone else.