Vladimir Build
the Crimson Reaper
A fiend with a thirst for mortal blood, Vladimir has influenced the affairs of Noxus since the empire's earliest days. In addition to unnaturally extending his life, his mastery of hemomancy allows him to control the minds and bodies of others as easily as his own. In the flamboyant salons of the Noxian aristocracy, this has enabled him to build a fanatical cult of personality around himself—while in the lowest back alleys, it allows him to bleed his enemies dry.
The most played Vladimir Top build on patch 26.21 runs Stormraider's Surge with Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence and Gathering Storm, plus Last Stand and Legend: Haste from the secondary tree. Take Flash and Ghost. Start with Doran's Ring and Health Potion, then build Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Stormsurge and Rabadon's Deathcap, followed by Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass and Shadowflame. Max Q (Transfusion) first, then E (Tides of Blood), then W (Sanguine Pool). It has a 49.6% win rate and a 1.1% pick rate.
Runes
Primary
Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health within 3s grants 48% Move Speed and 50% Slow Resistance for 4s. Move Speed is 75% effective for ranged champions. Cooldown: 20s - 10s
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a short Move Speed increase that allows you to pass through units.
Nimbus Cloak
After casting a Summoner Spell, gain a Move Speed increase that lasts for 2s and allows you to pass through units. Increase: 15% - 45% Move Speed based on the Summoner Spell's cooldown. (Higher cooldown Summoner Spells grant more Move Speed).
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels: Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Transcendence
Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels: Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Gathering Storm
Gain increasing amounts of AD or AP, adaptive over the course of the game.
Gathering Storm
Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive. 10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or 14 AD 30 min: + 48 AP or 29 AD 40 min: + 80 AP or 48 AD 50 min: + 120 AP or 72 AD 60 min: + 168 AP or 101 AD etc...
Secondary
Last Stand
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Last Stand
Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.
Legend: Haste
Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.
Legend: Haste
Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks). Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.
Summoner Spells
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Flash
Cooldown 300s
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ghost
Cooldown 240s
Ghost
Cooldown 240s
Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Skill Priority
QTransfusion
Cooldown 9/7.9/6.8/5.7/4.6s
Vladimir steals life from the target enemy. When Vladimir's resource is full, Transfusion will benefit from massively increased damage and healing for a brief time.
ETides of Blood
Cooldown 13/11/9/7/5s
Vladimir pays his own health to charge up a reservoir of blood which, when released, deals damage in the area around him but can be blocked by enemy units.
WSanguine Pool
Cooldown 28/25/22/19/16s
Vladimir sinks into a pool of blood, becoming untargetable for 2 seconds. Additionally, enemies on the pool are slowed and Vladimir siphons life from them.
Item Build
Full build 16,650gStarting Items
Doran's Ring
400g
Doran's Ring
- 18 Ability Power
- 90 Health
Drain Restore 1 Mana every second, increased to 2 Mana per second for 5 seconds after dealing damage to an enemy champion. If you can't gain Mana, heal for 45% of this value instead. Helping Hand Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
×2Health Potion
2 × 50g
Health Potion
Consume Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
Core Build
1Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900g10 AH · 45 MS
Ionian Insight
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900g- 10 Ability Haste
- 45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
2Stormsurge
2,800g90 AP · 15 Magic Pen · 6% MS
Stormraider · Squall
Stormsurge
2,800g- 90 Ability Power
- 15 Magic Penetration
- 6% Move Speed
Stormraider Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them. Squall After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies.
3Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500g130 AP
Magical Opus
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500g- 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
4Void Staff
3,000g95 AP · 40% Magic Pen
Void Staff
3,000g- 95 Ability Power
- 40% Magic Penetration
Increases magic damage
5Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250g105 AP · 50 Armor
Time Stop
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250g- 105 Ability Power
- 50 Armor
Time Stop Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
6Shadowflame
3,200g110 AP · 15 Magic Pen
Cinderbloom
Shadowflame
3,200g- 110 Ability Power
- 15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
Abilities & Skill Path
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).
QTransfusion
Cooldown 9/7.9/6.8/5.7/4.6s
Vladimir steals life from the target enemy. When Vladimir's resource is full, Transfusion will benefit from massively increased damage and healing for a brief time.
WSanguine Pool
Cooldown 28/25/22/19/16s
Vladimir sinks into a pool of blood, becoming untargetable for 2 seconds. Additionally, enemies on the pool are slowed and Vladimir siphons life from them.
ETides of Blood
Cooldown 13/11/9/7/5s
Vladimir pays his own health to charge up a reservoir of blood which, when released, deals damage in the area around him but can be blocked by enemy units.
RHemoplague
Cooldown 120s
Vladimir infects an area with a virulent plague. Affected enemies take increased damage for the duration. After a few seconds, Hemoplague deals magic damage to infected enemies and heals Vladimir for each enemy Champion hit.