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How to Win Vladimir vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Vladimir

based on 635 Vladimir vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Vladimir resulted from an examination of 635 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Vladimir has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a good job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a terrific 53.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Vladimir vs Rek'Sai matches, Vladimir’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Vladimir vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Cosmic DriveRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHextech Rocketbelt

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

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Vladimir vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.4
5.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6
< Assists >
7.4
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
189
< Minions Killed >
32
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,001
< Physical Damage >
14,548
23,620
< Magic Damage >
76
411
< True Damage >
3,684
25,034
< Damage Dealt >
18,308
33,745
< Damage Taken >
35,442
11,998
< Gold Earned >
11,886
2.08
< Towers >
1.44
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
28,893
< Total Healing >
17,277
14,931
< Experience >
13,355
16
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
117
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Vladimir in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Vladimir versus Rek'Sai counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between the two. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Vladimir often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Vladimir or Rek'Sai?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a great counter to Rek'Sai.

While Vladimir does have a higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vladimir into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vladimir also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Rek'Sai matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Vladimir is a great counter for Rek'Sai. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Rek'Sai.

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

ZacZac+ 53.6% 2376 GamesTaricTaric+ 53.7% 1223 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 53.7% 639 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 54.1% 4511 Games

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Vladimir, we analyzed 635 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir most often picks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Vladimir versus Rek'Sai build include Cosmic Drive, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Rek'Sai than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 53.5% battling Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Rek'Sai as Vladimir, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Vladimir vs Rek'Sai counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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