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How to Win Gragas vs Vladimir Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Vladimir

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How to Beat Vladimir as Gragas

based on 2,174 Gragas vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vladimir as Gragas came out of an examination of 2174 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Gragas is forced to battle against Vladimir in only 3.3% of his games.

Gragas vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a awful job of beating Vladimir. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Gragas vs Vladimir matches, Gragas’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Gragas vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rod of AgesSeraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Vladimir

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Gragas vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Vladimir Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.4
5.6
< Deaths >
5.4
7.1
< Assists >
6
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
111
< Minions Killed >
187
0.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,554
< Physical Damage >
1,065
19,740
< Magic Damage >
23,725
675
< True Damage >
338
21,970
< Damage Dealt >
25,129
29,767
< Damage Taken >
34,114
11,217
< Gold Earned >
11,910
1.5
< Towers >
2.04
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,519
< Total Healing >
28,893
13,999
< Experience >
14,960
21
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
420
< Time Dealing CC >
118

How to Counter Vladimir with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some significant Gragas vs. Vladimir counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir..

Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Vladimir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Vladimir

Who is Better, Gragas or Vladimir?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Vladimir, with a 46.7% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a poor counter to Vladimir.

While Gragas does have a lower win rate compared to Vladimir, when facing one another, Gragas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Vladimir.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gragas is a terribly counter for Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Vladimir.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Gragas, we analyzed 2,174 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vladimir as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Vladimir Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas in order to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically gets less CS as Vladimir. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Vladimir build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Vladimir than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Vladimir with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Vladimir as Gragas, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Gragas vs Vladimir fights, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Gragas are presented for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.