Vladimir vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Vladimir
based on 9,850 Vladimir vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Vladimir vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Vladimir vs. Lux matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lux..
Vladimir often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Lux
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Lux, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Lux.
While Vladimir does have a higher winrate than Lux, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Luxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Lux matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a decent counter to Lux. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir to counter Lux during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir often racks up more CS compared to Lux. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Lux build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Riftmaker, and Stormsurge. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Lux than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Lux with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Lux as Vladimir, you should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Triumph, and Last Stand runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Vladimir vs Lux clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Vladimir are shown for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.