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HOW to play as Vlad sucessfully ?

Mtsulock5··2 votes·1,765 views
  1. I have had him Vladimir for a day or so. but when ever I play I either feed or I don't do much. I didn't think he was supposed to be that difficult. I usually take summoner 12 andsummoner 4 to stay competitive up top. ill build item 1001 and take 4 item 2003, to start, then I try and build health first since he needs sustain up top. but I'm not sure how to build him correctly in game, as well as what to focus on and what to get once I have a few kills and assists. any help would be great thank you. oh and another thing, how exactly do you stack his E Tides of Blood

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shabingi2 votes

Vlad is complete garbage, wait for buffs or find a new champion.

Blue Vanity2 votes

Vlad is ruined now. Refund your purchase and go for swain instead. He's a more viable option by far, with a similarity of, low-mobility, mediocre sustain, short-range caster. However he's about three hundred billion times better than vladimir.

Blue Vanity 1,500+ Ranked games Vlad main Diamond 3 seasons in a row best vlad NA 2014; 4th best vlad worlds 2014 Uninstalled 5/3/2016

Indominus 13371 votes

Best Vladimir in your dreams, you can't even adapt properly and figure out how to play the new Vladimir. He is very strong, you just don't know the correct build for him.

My eeeeel1 votes

Any evidence that he is strong on diamond + queue? He's having 35% winrate in 5v5 game now.

Indominus 13371 votes

I am the only person who has the correct settup for him and he is brokenly good with the new changes.

My eeeeel1 votes

No, it just happens that your opponent doesn't know how to play vs him yet.

LuminosN1 votes

the rework just came out 2 days ago,I don't have to be diamond to tell you that 2 days don't give accurate results I won't say he's overpowered or trash,but we should give him at least a full patch to see how it goes,not barely 2 days

Indominus 13371 votes

I play new Vladimir in diamond 1 and he is very strong, these people don't know what they are talking about, they need to adapt to new Vladimir.

ZephyrDrake1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Indominus 1337,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=00010000000000010001,timestamp=2016-05-05T22:12:32.593+0000)

I play new Vladimir in diamond 1 and he is very strong, these people don't know what they are talking about, they need to adapt to new Vladimir.

it's great to say "i play and do well with X champion" and then put down everyone else because "they are doing it wong" yet never actually say anything about what they are doing right or any advice or tips on how to actually play the champion "correctly". If you are unable to prove your so called "great vlad skills" then don't say anything

Indominus 13371 votes

Because I can gain a lot of elo the longer the correct play build stays unnoticed, it will eventually pop up, but until then, I would be a fool if I made it popular. I enjoy my elo, thanks for your opinion though.

ZephyrDrake1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Indominus 1337,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=0001000000000001000100000000,timestamp=2016-05-05T22:24:39.441+0000)

Because I can gain a lot of elo the longer the correct play build stays unnoticed, it will eventually pop up, but until then, I would be a fool if I made it popular. I enjoy my elo, thanks for your opinion though.

that sounds like an excuse to just bad mouth everyone while refusing to say anything. Sorry but i have no reason to believe you are actually good at Vlad and even then, there are people who can do really well as Yorick or any of the weak champions so there's also no reason for me to believe that Vlad is actually strong or not. I can play him and decide for myself and as of right now he seems really weak. I could be wrong but stats don't look well at all for Vlad

Blue Vanity1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Indominus 1337,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=00010000,timestamp=2016-05-05T21:56:14.298+0000)

Best Vladimir in your dreams, you can't even adapt properly and figure out how to play the new Vladimir. He is very strong, you just don't know the correct build for him.

"New vladimir" Entirely different source code with an identical color scheme and content label as the Vladimir pre-6.9, however certainly not the character I paid for.

Indominus 13371 votes

I don't even need to know what masteries and items you build, because I am 100% you do the wrong build, I can already tell you that you are not a good Vladimir based on which runes you use. Tell me which runes you use with 6.9 Vlad, go ahead, don't be scared now :) Lets see if "best Vladimir 2014" can actually adapt to change or not, tell me your runes.

Blue Vanity1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Indominus 1337,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=0001000000010000,timestamp=2016-05-05T22:01:57.060+0000)

I don't even need to know what masteries and items you build, because I am 100% you do the wrong build, I can already tell you that you are not a good Vladimir based on which runes you use. Tell me which runes you use with 6.9 Vlad, go ahead, don't be scared now :) Lets see if "best Vladimir 2014" can actually adapt to change or not, tell me your runes.

As a vladimir main, all of my rune pages were dedicated to that one single champion based on variable dynamics. I think I had 12?

Indominus 13371 votes

I looked you up, you do not know how to play Vladimir at all. Unlike you, I actually play Vladimir at a high elo (diamond one).You only need 1 rune page for Vladimir, all 12 rune settups of you are wrong. Stop building item 3065, this item was never a core item or a good item for Vladimir, only a situational item that should rarely be build. Stop building that hextech protobelt, it is a terrible item on Vladimir.

Don't spread false information and blame Vladimir, the champ is great, people haven't adapted and learned his new kit, runes, masteries and items.

Mtsulock51 votes

I just asked if anyone had tips on how to help me learn Vlad, do you have any or no

Indominus 13371 votes

I can coach you to become diamond level Vladimir player in less than 7 days with the new Vladimir. I won't do it for free, I want a skin in return. Deal or no deal?

Mtsulock51 votes

I can do that but I want to see results first ha, skins are no issue.

Indominus 13371 votes

Do you have a EUW account?

Mtsulock51 votes

no only NA

Indominus 13371 votes

I will contact you on your NA account if I can ;)

Mtsulock51 votes

cool man thank you

My eeeeel1 votes

I can give you a legendary skin, if you can prove that you can carry a few games in diamond 1 elo as vlad as solo Q.

Mtsulock51 votes

can you help too???

Blue Vanity2 votes

[{quoted}](name=My eeeeel,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=000100000001000000000000000000000001,timestamp=2016-05-05T22:22:30.330+0000)

I can give you a legendary skin, if you can prove that you can carry a few games in diamond 1 elo as vlad as solo Q.

Don't waste your time. This dude is clueless about how the LoL client works and is definitely not a reputable player of any kind.

Blue Vanity1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Indominus 1337,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=000100000001000000000000,timestamp=2016-05-05T22:09:13.902+0000)

I looked you up, you do not know how to play Vladimir at all. Unlike you, I actually play Vladimir at a high elo (diamond one).You only need 1 rune page for Vladimir, all 12 rune settups of you are wrong. Stop building item 3065, this item was never a core item or a good item for Vladimir, only a situational item that should rarely be build. Stop building that hextech protobelt, it is a terrible item on Vladimir.

Don't spread false information and blame Vladimir, the champ is great, people haven't adapted and learned his new kit, runes, masteries and items.

Alright Rito. I guess I'll have to defend my accusations thoroughly in order to properly warn people that they're wasting time by reading this person's messages.

First, a player who is experienced in any tier of diamond, let alone diamond 1(which would mean he should have 100% noticed what i'm about to point out), would, as he said himself, claimitem 3065 is only useful situationally, never a core item, and not a good item on Vladimir. A real diamond player would have examined the games and noticed that I purchased that item only when at least 3(usually 4 of 5) of the enemy team were AP-based, and my team had no tanks.

Second, a player of diamond tier would know that the pvp.net client changed the WOTA icon out with Hextech Protobelt in the games played menu, and looking at the dates of the games played they should have been able to detect that easily.

Third, a player of diamond quality would have experience with high-elo one-trick ponies, for there are many, and consequently would understand that 12 rune pages for a single champion, one for any given situation, is arguably not even enough to cover all of the possibilities, and would certainly not disrespect me for being so well-equipped and prepared.

So I'd like to reaffirm to everybody here, including Rito, that Indominus 1337 is a troll and I recommend them to critically examine the information they're spouting out, before believing that giving them a skin would allow you to climb from gold to diamond 1 in 7 days.

Happy Rito?

Indominus 13371 votes

You shouldn't have build item 3065 in any of the games that you did. Vladimir is not a tank, you need ABILITY POWER. This is very simple, basic understanding of Vladimir.

Blue Vanity1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Indominus 1337,realm=EUW,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=zLUc6VOT,comment-id=00010000000100000000000000010000,timestamp=2016-05-05T23:03:24.245+0000)

You shouldn't have build item 3065 in any of the games that you did. Vladimir is not a tank, you need ABILITY POWER. This is very simple, basic understanding of Vladimir.

LOL I bet you're the dude in a dumpster who rito consulted when asking how vlad could be reworked without damaging his identity.

Indominus 13371 votes

No, if I could redesign Vladimir, he would have been completely different from riots rework. I would have reworked ult completely, made Q a skill shot with higher reward and left his W and E untouched. Reworked his passive completely and gave him stat buffs/adjustment to compensate. The new passive would had synergy with a resource system combined with new ult.

My eeeeel1 votes

Now show me the evidence that you can carry at Diamond 1, so I can give you a free legendary skin.

Mtsulock51 votes

ok so how can I do that?

Indominus 13371 votes

Why would a diamond 1 player give away his gaming knowledge for free? If you gift me a skin on EUW, I can coach you on new Vladimir both in game and with voice com, up to you.

Blue Vanity1 votes

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Mtsulock51 votes

I'm not I just want to kow how to be better with him. ill listen if you tell

Blue Vanity1 votes

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I'm not I just want to kow how to be better with him. ill listen if you tell

MTSU, please read this entire message of mine. It'll be in your interest and I'm going to thoroughly explain the situation you're in. If you read it all, I promise that I'll include tips for playing Vlad if you're hellbent on continuing.

Imagine your opponent knowing every single move you're about to make, two seconds before you make it.

This is the handicap that you give yourself when you play vladimir.

His E no longer stacks; Unfortunately you purchased him one day after his rework from a unique, fun, versatile champion.. Into an underpowered, fragile copy of several mechanics already in place on other champions.

There's nothing unique about the currently vladimir; all of his abilities are lesser version of more OP attacks that other champions have.

If you like his E, go for Darius; Darius' Q is like Vlad's current E, however it deals more damage, heals Darius for thousands of HP per swing, and increases his movement speed, rather than slowing it like vlad's does.

If you like Vladimir's Q, go with Ahri. She gets the movespeed bonus from every cast instead of just every third, and the movespeed bonus is greater. Ahri's spellvamp heals her for significantly more than Vladimir's sustain.

If you like Vladimir's W, go for Fizz. Fizz's Playful/Trickster ability is the same thing, except its cooldown is just 5 seconds instead of 25. Oh, and it lets fizz jump over walls.

If you like Vladimir's R, then go with Swain. Swain's E amplifies damage by 20% instead of Vlad's 10%, and deals a massive amount of damage over time.

All of the mentioned champions are significantly tankier and stronger than Vladimir, with increased sustain and mobility.

If you still want to continue with Vlad, here you go..

There are no tips for him right now because his win ratio is in the 30% zone globally. Just by picking him, you're so useless than your team's odds of victory immediately drop by 40%.(30% out of the (50% default) is 60% of 50% Aka a 40% reduced chance of victory simply by choosing the champion. You probably have him down, because Riot made him extremely simple to play as, so simple that even your enemies know exactly what you're about to do at any given moment. They're always a step ahead of you because all of vlad's abilities are telegraphed aka they give the opponent well over 100% reaction and counterplay chances.

Mtsulock51 votes

ok man I get what youre saying . so it best not to play vlad until they fix him I guess

Blue Vanity1 votes

{quoted}

ok man I get what youre saying . so it best not to play vlad until they fix him I guess

Precisely, I'm sorry if I wasn't clear about it sooner. I'm clearly unhappy about the situation he's in, given he was my favorite champion and the one reason I played LoL for the last several years.

JRobin311 votes

I feel for you man: to main a champion for years and then... RIOT changes it into a different champion. I don't play Vlad, and I'm not sad to see his reign of terror end, but I feel for you.

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