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Vladimir vs Viego

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

based on 4,362 Vladimir vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Vladimir came out of an analysis of 4362 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir is forced to battle against Viego in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a poor job of beating Viego. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Vladimir vs Viego games, Vladimir’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Vladimir vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
RiftmakerShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffStormsurge

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
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
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
8
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Viego as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Viego

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.

Vladimir vs Viego Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Viego Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.2
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
6.6
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
182
< Minions Killed >
34
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.74
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
964
< Physical Damage >
15,881
21,725
< Magic Damage >
2,104
407
< True Damage >
910
23,097
< Damage Dealt >
18,896
32,234
< Damage Taken >
32,523
11,461
< Gold Earned >
12,024
1.85
< Towers >
1.48
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
26,796
< Total Healing >
16,953
14,595
< Experience >
13,587
15
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
5
119
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Viego with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Vladimir versus Viego matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Vladimir often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Viego. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Viego

Who is Better, Vladimir or Viego?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when taking on Viego, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a bad counter for Viego.

While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Viego, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Viegoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Viego. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Viego.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Vladimir, we analyzed 4,362 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 Viego 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir to counter Viego during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir on average picks up much more CS relative to Viego. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Viego build consist of Riftmaker, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Viego than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 48.7% battling Viego with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Viego as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Vladimir vs Viego clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viego as Vladimir are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.