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How to Win Taric vs Vladimir Counter MatchupTaric is in the s tier of champions

Taric vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Taric in LoLTaric is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vladimir as Taric

based on 1,162 Taric vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vladimir as Taric resulted from an analysis of 1162 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Taric is forced to battle against Vladimir in only 3.1% of his games.

Taric vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Taric has done a good job of beating Vladimir. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.3% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Taric against Vladimir matches, Taric’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Taric vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Taric Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Solstice SleighFrozen HeartThornmailFimbulwinter

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveConditioningRevitalize
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Taric's passive ability p
Taric's q ability q
Taric's w ability w
Taric's e ability e
Taric's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
E
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Vladimir as Taric

Tips for Playing as Taric against Vladimir

The cooldown reducing component of Bravado makes Cooldown Reduction items like Frozen Heart, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Spirit Visage exceptionally powerful on Taric.

Using Starlight's Touch at lower charges makes its healing less Mana efficient, but can greatly increase Taric's sustained damage via Bravado.

Rather than saving Cosmic Radiance for the last moment and risking someone dying during the delay, it can be more beneficial to cast it as soon as you know a teamfight is guaranteed to start.

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.

Taric vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Taric Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Vladimir Image
1.9
< Kills >
6.2
5.4
< Deaths >
5
14.6
< Assists >
6
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
35
< Minions Killed >
179
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.38
2,061
< Physical Damage >
986
4,551
< Magic Damage >
22,956
773
< True Damage >
398
7,386
< Damage Dealt >
24,340
22,825
< Damage Taken >
31,489
8,479
< Gold Earned >
11,408
2.3
< Towers >
1.83
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,026
< Total Healing >
27,467
10,445
< Experience >
14,253
48
< Vision Score >
15
20
< Wards Placed >
8
355
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Counter Vladimir with Taric in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Taric against Vladimir counter statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Taric’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taric may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vladimir. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Taric often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Vladimir. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taric and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Taric
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taric
Vladimir

Who is Better, Taric or Vladimir?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Taric usually wins when facing off against Vladimir, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Taric makes a good counter for Vladimir.

While Taric does have a higher win rate than Vladimir, when they face off with one another, Taric also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Taric into Vladimir.

Furthermore, Taric has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Taric vs Vladimir matchups, Taric is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Taric is an above average counter for Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Taric against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Taric Players

How We Calculated Our Taric vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Taric, we analyzed 1,162 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 Taric 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Taric to counter Vladimir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taric most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Taric versus Vladimir build consist of Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Taric bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Vladimir than with many other common item sets. In fact, Taric boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when countering Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Vladimir as Taric, Taric players should equip the Glacial Augment, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Conditioning, and Revitalize runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Taric vs Vladimir counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Taric are given for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.