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Vladimir vs Gragas

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How to Beat Gragas as Vladimir

based on 2,174 Vladimir vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Vladimir faced off against Gragas 2174 times. Having so many matchups for Vladimir vs Gragas gives us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to smash Gragas. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir encounters Gragas in only 2.0% of his games.

Vladimir vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Vladimir does a good job of beating Gragas. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.3% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Vladimir versus Gragas matches, Vladimir’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Gragas.

Best Vladimir vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltCosmic Drive

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Gragas

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Vladimir vs Gragas Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Gragas with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Vladimir vs. Gragas matchup stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Vladimir normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Gragas. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Gragas

Who is Better, Vladimir or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when playing against Gragas, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a great counter to Gragas.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Vladimir into Gragasas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Gragas matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vladimir is a great counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vladimir

Vladimir Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.2% winrateMalzaharMalzahar45.6% winrateTrundleTrundle45.9% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Vladimir Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.8% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrateOlafOlaf54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Vladimir, 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 Gragas as Vladimir 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

Vladimir Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vladimir to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir often gets more CS relative to Gragas. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Gragas build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Gragas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 53.3% when countering Gragas with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Gragas as Vladimir, Vladimir players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Vladimir vs Gragas clashes, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Vladimir are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.