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Vladimir with Alistar

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Mage
TankSupport

How to Synergize Vladimir and Alistar

based on 1,969 Vladimir with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Vladimir has gone into battle with Alistar in 1969 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Vladimir play with Alistar. It is relatively rare for Vladimir to play alongside Alistar on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 1.8% of games with Vladimir.

Vladimir Alistar Synergy Summary

Vladimir does a ok job of synergizing with Alistar. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.9% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Vladimir when fighting on the same team as Alistar by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Alistar

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Alistar

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 Alistar Will Play

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Vladimir Alistar Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Alistar Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.3
5
< Deaths >
5.3
6
< Assists >
5.9
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
182
< Minions Killed >
184
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,030
< Physical Damage >
993
23,030
< Magic Damage >
22,922
360
< True Damage >
371
24,420
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
32,249
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,573
< Gold Earned >
11,730
1.95
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
27,211
< Total Healing >
28,099
14,425
< Experience >
14,839
15
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
117
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Alistar as Vladimir in LoL

The Vladimir Alistar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Alistar, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Alistar helps Vladimir perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vladimir is an ally to Alistar, he observes a little increase in his total damage output. This could indicate that Alistar supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played alongside Alistar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Alistar.

Additionally, when Vladimir plays with Alistar on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Alistar does a decent job of covering Vladimir during team fights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Alistar

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no one best companion for Vladimir that will always be his #1 ally. However, Alistar is a very typical ally for Vladimir. By playing on the same side as Vladimir, he increases their win rate by 0.9% to 50.9%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Vladimir and Alistar that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Alistar has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means Vladimir players don't need to be very careful when finding Alistar teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by pairing Vladimir and Alistar together, you will not be granting your other teammates very much AD. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Alistar ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Alistar, we analyzed 1,969 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 Alistar 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

If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to work well with Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Vladimir and Alistar synergy build consist of Void Staff, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Alistar than with most other common builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when playing alongside Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Alistar with Vladimir are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located above.