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How to Win Vladimir vs Katarina Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Katarina

How to Beat Katarina as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Katarina as Vladimir

based on 4,213 Vladimir vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Vladimir resulted from an examination of 4213 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir fights Katarina in only 3.8% of his matches.

Vladimir vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Vladimir does a good job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.5% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Vladimir vs Katarina rounds, Vladimir’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Katarina.

Best Vladimir vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionTriumphLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Vladimir vs Katarina Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Katarina Image
6.7
< Kills >
8.8
5.3
< Deaths >
6.6
6
< Assists >
5.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
2
183
< Minions Killed >
153
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,169
< Physical Damage >
2,378
23,974
< Magic Damage >
21,930
392
< True Damage >
1,069
25,536
< Damage Dealt >
25,377
32,386
< Damage Taken >
24,969
11,869
< Gold Earned >
11,771
2.11
< Towers >
1.42
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
27,271
< Total Healing >
3,440
14,751
< Experience >
13,827
15
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
113
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some strategic Vladimir against Katarina counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Vladimir often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Katarina

Who is Better, Vladimir or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when facing off against Katarina, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Katarina, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vladimir into Katarinaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vladimir also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Vladimir is an above average counter for Katarina. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Katarina.

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

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Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Vladimir, we analyzed 4,213 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Katarina build include Kaenic Rookern, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Katarina than with most other typical builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Katarina with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Katarina as Vladimir, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Last Stand, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Vladimir vs Katarina LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Katarina as Vladimir are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.