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Vladimir
CHAMPION · BARON · MID

Vladimir

Verified across 3 sourcesLast updated · 2026-05-26
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Overview

last updated 2026-05-26
Editor's pick · most-quoted
“I I still think, you know, all these champions are just not very strong in my opinion. Vladimir just gets bullied too much. I know that Vladimir late game once he gets like three or four items becomes the strongest champion in the game, but I think that's a lot better suited in mid lane with a much shorter lane and against mages because they're not going to have as much kill pressure as some of these tanks and some of these bruisers that we've seen like Ambessa and Wukong, etc.”
— itzstu4rt · patch 7.1b · (18:34)
Open questions (5)
  1. 01~~Which matchups specifically?~~ — Yasuo flagged as hard matchup by HellsDevil Plus (2026-05-12). Others still unstated.
  2. 02~~Build path post-buff~~ — AP-burst path documented above (HellsDevil Plus, 2026-05-12).
  3. 03~~Rune setup~~ — Phase Rush keystone confirmed. Full secondary tree still missing.
  4. 04~~Power-spike timings with the new conversion ratio~~ — ~3 items / ~15-17 minutes per HellsDevil Plus gameplay.
  5. 05Full secondary rune tree (creator promised to show at end of video but cut before capture)
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Tier history

7 entries · 3 sources · 3 patches
PatchSourceRoleTierΔDateNotes
7.1ehellsdevilmidA−22026-05-19—
7.1eroyalmidA−22026-05-17—
7.1ditzstu4rtmidA·2026-05-08—
7.1ditzstu4rtbaronC·2026-05-08—
7.1droyalmidS·2026-05-08—
7.1hellsdevilmidS·2026-05-08—
7.1hellsdevilbaronB·2026-05-08—
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Builds

1 source
WR Metaaggregator statspatch 7.1e
WR47.90%PR4.37%BR1.89%
Items (in order)
Infinity Orb
Infinity OrbAbilities deal bonus damage
  • +80 Ability Power
  • +7% Magic Penetration

Destiny: +5% Move Speed.

Balanced: +15 Magic Penetration.

Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health.

Thunderfall: When an enemy champion dies within 3 second(s) of you applying Inevitable Demise to them, a lightning bolt strikes at the spot where they died, dealing magic damage equal to 50-75 () plus 10% to nearby enemies.

2900 gold
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Boots of Mana
Boots of ManaAbility Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration
  • +15 Ability Power
  • +100% Mana Regeneration
  • +45 Move Speed.

Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.

Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 50% bonus health Regen.

Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions.

900 gold
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Soulstealer
Mejai's SoulstealerTakedowns increase AP
  • +70 Max Health
  • +25 Ability Power
  • +7% Magic Penetration

Glory: Gain up to 30 stacks of Glory after a champion takedown. Melee champions gain 3 stack(s) for each kill and 2 stack(s) for each assist; ranged champions gain 4 stack(s) for each kill and 2 stack(s) for each assist. You lose 10 stack(s) on death.

Fear: Gain 5 AP for every stack of Glory you have. At 10 stack(s) of Glory and above, gain 10% bonus Movement Speed.

1800 gold
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Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's DeathcapBoosts Ability Power
  • +100 Ability Power
  • +7% Magic Penetration

Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 20-45%.

3400 gold
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Riftmaker
RiftmakerRamping Damage
  • +150 Max Health
  • +80 Ability Power
  • +7% Magic Penetration
  • +15 Ability Haste

Assimilation: +11% Magic Vamp.

Void Corruption: When in combat with champions, gain 1 stack(s) of Corruption every 1 second(s). Each stack of Corruption increases your magic damage dealt by 2.5%, up to 3 stacks. At maximum stacks, the additional damage provided by Corruption becomes true damage.

3300 gold
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Crown of the Shattered Queen
Crown of the Shattered QueenBlocks an enemy ability
  • +60 Ability Power
  • +7% Magic Penetration
  • +200 Max Mana
  • +20 Ability Haste

Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).

Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s.

3000 gold
Runes
Phase Rush
KeystonePhase Rush
Phase RushKeystone

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities within 3 seconds grants (Melee 40% / 60% / Ranged 30% / 50%) Movement speed, 25 Ability Haste and reduces your current basic ability cooldowns by 20%. Cooldown: 12s

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Botanist
BotanistMinor · Sorcery

When you destroy a plant, gain 25 gold and empowered plant effects. Soulflowers near the turrets also grant additional bonuses. Soulflowers: Grant 100% bonus gold. Honeyfruit: Heal is increased by 20% when consumed. Scryer's Bloom: Vision granted lasts 20% longer when destroyed. Blast Cone: Gain 40% Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds after the knockback.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Transcendence
TranscendenceMinor · Sorcery

Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels: -Level 1: Gain 6 Ability Haste. - Level 5: Gain an additional 6 Ability Haste. - Level 9: After a basic ability hits the target, reduce 10% of the ability's cooldown. (8s cooldown)

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Scorch
ScorchMinor · Sorcery

Dealing ability damage to a champion deals an additional 21-49 magic damage after 1 second. Cooldown: 8s

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Bone Plating
Bone PlatingMinor · Resolve

Blocks damage from the next triggering champion attack and 2 more attacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Skill priority
Q›E›W
Spells
FlashFlashGhostGhost

Source: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-vladimir-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).

Situational item swaps (explicit):

  • Mercury's Treads instead of Boots of Mana — when enemy deals strong magic damage
  • Protobelt Enchant or Stasis Enchant (boot upgrades) — depending on playstyle
  • Oceanid's Trident — vs. shield-heavy teams
  • Morellonomicon — vs. high-healing enemies
  • Liandry's Torment — vs. tanks
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Commentary

verbatim creator quotes
royalhand-written· Patch 7.1d analysis (Royal)
patch 7.1d

Scope: This section reflects state as-of patch 7.1d per Royal. May be outdated for later patches — see top-level Tier history. "I think Vladimir is a hidden OP pick after his buffs. Obviously you have to pick him in the right situation and in the right matchup, but he can definitely show up." — [[Sources/videos/2026-05-04-royal-tier-list-7.1d|Royal, 7.1d tier list]] (04:47) Why "hidden OP" in 7.1d: Patch 7.1d directly buffed Vladimir: Base armor: 34 → 37 Crimson Pact AP→Health conversion: 120% → 140% The armor buff helps lane survival; the increased AP→Health conversion compounds his AP scaling into more durability, which fits the tank-heavy meta Royal describes elsewhere in the video. Patch citation: [[Patches/7.1d#Vladimir]] Bias flag: "Right situation, right matchup" qualifier — Vladimir is conditional, not universal pick.

itzstu4rtauto· Auto-extracted commentary (iTzSTU4RT, 7.1b)
patch 7.1b

Generated by /wr-extract from iTzSTU4RT's patch 7.1b video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1b analysis (iTzSTU4RT) sections above. Baron "I I still think, you know, all these champions are just not very strong in my opinion. Vladimir just gets bullied too much. I know that Vladimir late game once he gets like three or four items becomes the strongest champion in the game, but I think that's a lot better suited in mid lane with a much shorter lane and against mages because they're not going to have as much kill pressure as some of these tanks and some of these bruisers that we've seen like Ambessa and Wukong, etc." (18:34) Mid "Obviously, most of the time top lane are like mele champions, so you can get more advantage advantage there, but you can still do pretty well in the mid lane as Teemo. Vladimir early game can be pretty weak, but kind of same with Cassadin. You know, mid laners don't really do that much damage during the early game to actually have a kill threat against you." (48:46)

itzstu4rtauto· Baron
patch 7.1b·baron

“I I still think, you know, all these champions are just not very strong in my opinion. Vladimir just gets bullied too much. I know that Vladimir late game once he gets like three or four items becomes the strongest champion in the game, but I think that's a lot better suited in mid lane with a much shorter lane and against mages because they're not going to have as much kill pressure as some of these tanks and some of these bruisers that we've seen like Ambessa and Wukong, etc.”(18:34)

itzstu4rtauto· Mid
patch 7.1b·mid

“Obviously, most of the time top lane are like mele champions, so you can get more advantage advantage there, but you can still do pretty well in the mid lane as Teemo. Vladimir early game can be pretty weak, but kind of same with Cassadin. You know, mid laners don't really do that much damage during the early game to actually have a kill threat against you.”(48:46)

hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (hellsdevil, 7.1e)
patch 7.1e

Generated by /wr-extract from hellsdevil's patch 7.1e video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1e analysis (hellsdevil) sections above. Mid "Annie is very annoying and good, too. Vladimir is great. um Gallio into AP assassin, so into Diana, into Katarina and that type of stuff. And again, Kill is showing up here because he's also really good in mid lane." (16:55)

hellsdevilauto· Mid
patch 7.1e·mid

“Annie is very annoying and good, too. Vladimir is great. um Gallio into AP assassin, so into Diana, into Katarina and that type of stuff. And again, Kill is showing up here because he's also really good in mid lane.”(16:55)

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Recommended runes

creator-cited rune picks
First Strike★First StrikeCross-path keystone · 1 mention
  • "The main reason more champions don't take it is no slow, resist, and burst. So, for example, if I'm playing Oriana or Synra and the enemy team uh has like a squishy champion or has even a bruiser, my goal is just oneot them, right? [ __ ] one shot them with a first strike or or something else. Fa Phas doesn't bring any value, especially because he has no um soul resist. Yeah, Vladimir, I guess, is another another uh another shout. So, the champions that go phase rush are champions that deeply need the mobility and don't really have another good rune. So, Rise and Vladimir can't really go first strike because they are short range, right? So, they never really get first strike. Can go common, but again, because they're short range, they don't really poke and there." (55:53)
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Patch notes

mentions of Vladimir
Patch 7.1d
  • listedVladimir · included in this patch's champion changes