The Special Requirement to Hemomancy

Maple Crusader·May 28, 2015·1 votes·999 views

Vladimir mentions that he is the "universal recipient". I realize that nearly every type of magic needs some apprenticeship. Ryze studied under Lilith, and Syndra formerly had a master. As for Vladimir, there was a special requirement for Hemomancy: the AB blood type. A person with AB blood is capable of receiving blood from the other blood types. Vlad would have failed his master Dmitri's final test if he was unable to absorb all the blood from him. Given that the AB blood type is slightly rare in IRL, I presume that Hemomancers are rare in Runeterra because potential Hemomancers need sadistic streaks and AB blood.

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Tesla EffectMay 28, 20151 votes

You need to be AB+ blood type if you are going to be a perfect Hemomancer (cause they take blood from everyone), so I image the art is very rare even in Valoran. That being said, what type of blood do other races have?

Maple CrusaderFeb 11, 20161 votes

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You need to be AB+ blood type if you are going to be a perfect Hemomancer (cause they take blood from everyone), so I image the art is very rare even in Valoran. That being said, what type of blood do other races have?

Since Vlad is able to use blood/life force from every single race represented in the game, it's likely that every race may have the same kind blood types as humans.

GreenLoreFeb 11, 20161 votes

I doubt that these guys here have blood at all Bard Blitzcrank Hecarim Fiddlesticks Kalista Maokai Orianna Mordekaiser Nocturne Thresh Skarner Zac Yorick Xerath

And i really doubt that KogMaw RekSai and so on have human blood.

redniwediSMay 28, 20151 votes

Based on Vlad's lore I'd say he is one of a kind. It seems like an art that is passed down from one master to one student, and so even if the physical and mental requirements are rare finding a willing teacher would be nigh impossible.