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Runes:
+8 Ability Haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health
Spells:
Flash
Teleport
Items
Ability Order
Crimson Pact (PASSIVE)
Vladimir Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Zed
Zed definitely is not a hard matchup for Vladimir, because when he uses his Death Mark on you, you use your Sanguine Pool. But, when he roams, he might be an issue for your teach, depending whether or not they have map awareness.
Introduction
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I have about 1K games on Vladimir and he is definitely my favorite champ in the game, no other champ has a similar play style such as his. This is a very easy champ to carry with as well, even if you have people who are inting on you team, (although it does make it a bit tougher to carry.)
Phase Rush
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Phase Rush allows for Vladimir to gain extreme movement speeds, and is extremely easy to proc with Vladimir's kit. This also allows for you to gain speed with your empowered Q.
Nimbus Cloak
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Nimbus Cloak paired with Phase Rush allows for Vladimir to gain extreme movement speed, working extremely well with your ult, allowing you to catch up with anyone you're chasing after.
Transcendence
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Transcendence allows Vladimir to gain an easy 10% CDR when he hit level 10. CDR is a very important part that revolves highly around your kit, so this is required for you to hit 25% CDR without having to buy items.
Gathering Storm
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Gathering Storm works very well with Vladimir, since he buys Deathcap. By the time you do have you Deathcap, it will be about 20+ minutes, you will have almost 500 AP, which means you will be doing a lot of damage, paired along with Sorcerer Boots and Oblivion Orb, you will be popping all of the squishy champions.
SECONDARY
Minion Dematerializer
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Minion Dematerializer is an extremely good rune to take on Vladimir because not only does it help you take those pesky cannon minions, it gives you bonus damage towards the type of minion that you killed, meaning that you are able to last hit waves easier with your Q and E.
Cosmic Insight
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Cosmic Insight allows for Vladimir to start out with an extra 5% CDR at the beginning of the game, which is definitely noticeable. Also, once you have your Protobelt built and you hit level 10, you'll have 25% CDR which allows you to efficiently use your combos in fights.
Insane amount of Sustain
High AP Scaling
Uses HP instead of Mana
Gains HP from building AP and vice versa
Performs exceptionally well in teamfights
Has a very reliable escape
Cons
Has troubles farming early on
High cooldowns early
Hard champion to master
Champion easily countered by items such as
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