Vladimir Top Build

Vladimir Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Toplane

Vladimir Top is best played with Cosmic Drive, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Zhonya's Hourglass. The most picked runes for Vladimir Top are Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, and Scorch for the primary tree, with Last Stand and Legend: Haste for the secondary tree.

Vladimir Champion Abilities

Crimson Pact

Every 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). P

Transfusion

Vladimir drains his target's lifeforce, dealing 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 / 160 (+60% of ability power) magic damage and restoring 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (+35% of ability power) health. After using this ability twice, Vladimir gains 10% movement speed for 0.5 seconds and empowers the next use of this ability for 2.5 seconds.

The empowered version of this ability deals 148 / 185 / 222 / 259 / 296 (+111% of ability power) magic damage instead and restores an additional 30-200 (+4% per 100 ability power) plus 5% missing health (depending on level). Q

Sanguine Pool

Vladimir sinks into a pool of blood for 2 seconds, gaining 37.5% decaying movement speed for 1 second and becoming untargetable and ghosted while slowing enemies in the pool by 40%. Vladimir deals 20 / 33.75 / 47.5 / 61.25 / 75 (+2.5% of bonus health) magic damage every 0.5 seconds and restores health equal to 30% of the pre-mitigation damage dealt, reduced to 18% against minions. W

Tides of Blood

Begin Charging: Vladimir charges up a reservoir of blood, spending up to 8% health. While at full charge, Vladimir is slowed by 20%.

Release: Vladimir unleashes a torrent of blood missiles at surrounding enemies, dealing between 20 / 33.75 / 47.5 / 61.25 / 75 (+2.5% bonus health) and 80 / 135 / 190 / 245 / 300 (+10% bonus health) magic damage depending on charge time. If this ability was charged for at least 1 second, it also slows targets by 40% for 0.5 seconds. E

Hemoplague

Vladimir creates a virulent plague, causing its victims to take 10% increased damage from all sources for 4 seconds. After it expires, Vladimir deals 150 / 250 / 350 (+70% of ability power) magic damage to all infected targets. Vladimir restores 150 / 250 / 350 (+70% of ability power) health if he hits a champion, and restores an additional 60 / 100 / 140 (+28% of ability power) health for each champion beyond the first. R

Vladimir Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ghost

Ghost is a self-targeted summoner spell that increases your champion's movement speed and grants them the ability to ignore unit collision for a few seconds.

Vladimir Runes

Vladimir Items

Vladimir Ability Order

Vladimir Matchups Overview

Strong against

Olaf

Vayne

Volibear

Sylas

Poppy

Aurora

Weak against

Irelia

Akali

Yorick

Karma

Tryndamere

Kled

Vladimir Tips and Tricks

Avoid using your W recklessly as it costs a lot of health. Only use it at the last possible moment if you have to commit to using it. Vladimir is weak in the early game, so don’t rush into trades or kills—take your time to scale up. In team fights, position yourself to flank and make it harder for the enemy to disengage or burst you down before you can reach them.

The Best Vladimir Builds, Runes and Items for Top

Most Popular

For a standard Vladimir setup, take Flash and Ghost as your Summoner Spells. Use Summon Aery as your keystone, with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Last Stand and Legend: Haste. Rune shards should include Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense. Start with Cosmic Drive, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Rabadon's Deathcap. Finish the build with Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Optional

For an alternative build, take Flash and Ghost as your Summoner Spells. Use Phase Rush as your keystone, with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Cosmic Insight with Magical Footwear in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Begin with Cosmic Drive, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes, and then Rabadon's Deathcap. The final items are Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. Stick with Q - E - W for your ability maxing.

Alternative

If you want to try a different approach, use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, and Summon Aery as your keystone. Follow up with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, and Legend: Haste with Last Stand in the secondary tree. Rune shards should include Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health. Start with Riftmaker, then build Boots of Swiftness and Liandry's Torment. Finish with Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Zhonya's Hourglass. For your ability maxing, prioritize Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

For an off-meta build, try Flash and Ghost as your Summoner Spells. Use Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Nimbus Cloak with Transcendence in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Begin with Cosmic Drive, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Riftmaker. Complete your build with Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Void Staff. Stick with Q - E - W for ability maxing.

Situational Vladimir Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to adjust your runes or items. For example, if you’re against a champion with high magic resistance, consider building Void Staff earlier or adjust your rune shards to better suit your enemy's damage type. Pay attention to your team’s needs as well to optimize your build.