How to Win against Vladimir

Drezmal·7/14/2015, 7:05:29 PM·1 votes·1,063 views

IDK every time i play against him i cant poke him 1v1 him cant ask for ganks so his laneing is incredible which is ok but hes teamfights are also amazing no champ with that type of lane should even have decent teamfights but i know hes not bs cause riot would nerf him and lcs would have 100% pick ban rate so what do i do against him he must have a weakness riot said that they feal like champs should not be decent at everything and have clear counter play so what is it plz i rlly hate him right now thank you i know ignite counters him but what if im not running it

4 Comments

The Whamboozler7/14/2015, 7:15:32 PM1 votes

His laning is actually not that great at first. His sustain is weak, every ability besides Q costs him health and he's a mage so his auto attacks are meager. Champions who perform well against Vlad are the snowbally ones who can go aggressive on him early and HARD and then force him back at low health, then zone him from creeps for as long as possible. If he can't get near creeps, he can't heal himself and he'll have to b. If you're jumping on him, then pushing lane to his tower you're making a mistake. Vlad farms well under tower and the creeps will heal him besides.

To beat Vlad in lane you have to starve him. Try early game yolo powerhouses like Riven , Renekton , XinZhao , Pantheon , or Olaf . Go in on him as early as you can and go in HARD... then just do all you can to zone him away from creeps. He'll eventually be very strong, but you can delay it as much as possible. If he pools to avoid death and then comes back to try and sustain off of creeps (which you should be keeping WELL away from his tower) then all-in him again immediately. Unless you're super low yourself he'll die with minimal fuss and every time he does he'll be less and less able to survive your brutal all-ins. Just remember to get lifesteal early so you can heal up from your trades with him, since you're melee and will likely take some minion aggro when you spank him early.

This spoken as someone who plays Vlad. When in doubt that is the best way to learn how to beat a champ. Pick him up yourself and see what sorts of champs, strats and items give you a really hard time. Odds are, it's something that will thwart other players of that same champ too.

LaowPing7/14/2015, 7:15:46 PM1 votes

Vlad's laning phase is ass. Be aggressive against him early on. He needs about 2 or 3 items to become truly relevant and he's really strong late game. Who are you playing against Vlad? You say you poke him so it sounds like you're using a ranged champ. Most top laners beat Vlad easily.

Count Zubat7/14/2015, 7:24:19 PM1 votes

Don't play against Vlad with poke reliant champions, he can sustain any poke with ease, take rather bully champion to push him out of lane (Irelia, Riven, Gnar works too if played well). Before lvl 3, his Q has 10 sec cd, and he likely doesn't have his W, so you can ask for gank and make him waste flash really fast, maybe even pick an early kill. At least one person in team needs to take ignite so he can't heal himself in teamfights, also ask your AP team mates to build Morellonomicon. Try to take advantage of his lack of mobility and hard cc.

Edit: also, his W doesn't protect him from damage over time and doesn't brake tether abilities, which makes champions like Swain, Fiddlesticks and Malzahar effective picks against him.

CavemanSelfie7/16/2015, 9:04:54 AM1 votes

He's a late game champion. You have to destroy him early.