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Vladimir with Akali

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How to Synergize Vladimir and Akali

based on 1,555 Vladimir with Akali pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Vladimir has fought alongside Akali in 1555 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much complete data directly from the creators of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Vladimir play with Akali. It is very rare for Vladimir to play with Akali as allies. This has only taken place in about 1.4% of rounds with Vladimir.

Vladimir Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Akali. Normally, he wins a dismal 47.0% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Vladimir when playing with Akali by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHextech RocketbeltCosmic Drive

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameLiandry's TormentRiftmaker

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 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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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Akali

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Vladimir Akali Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Akali Image
5.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
5.9
< Assists >
5.9
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
182
< Minions Killed >
184
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,085
< Physical Damage >
993
21,615
< Magic Damage >
22,922
408
< True Damage >
371
23,108
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
33,135
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,401
< Gold Earned >
11,730
2
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
27,958
< Total Healing >
28,099
14,749
< Experience >
14,839
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
125
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Akali as Vladimir in LoL

The Vladimir Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Vladimir sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akali helps Vladimir perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vladimir is an ally to Akali, he sees a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Akali does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played together with Akali on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Akali. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Akali.

Additionally, when Vladimir plays with Akali on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Akali does a decent job of protecting Vladimir in teamfights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Akali

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Akali?

There is no ideal ally for Vladimir that will always be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Akali is a below average ally for Vladimir. By playing on the same team as Vladimir, she drops their win rate by -3.0% to 47.0%. This shows that there is a bad bond between Vladimir and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Akali has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means Vladimir players don't need to be careful when enlisting Akali comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, Vladimir players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Vladimir and Akali together, you may not be granting your other allies very much support. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Akali, we analyzed 1,555 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Vladimir with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Vladimir in order to synergize with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to focus on in your Vladimir and Akali synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Akali than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when playing alongside Akali with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Vladimir players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

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