Zilean with Vladimir
How to Synergize Zilean and Vladimir
based on 1,244 Zilean with Vladimir pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Vladimir Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Vladimir
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Understand How Vladimir Will Play
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.
Zilean Vladimir Synergy Stats
How to Play with Vladimir as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Vladimir synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vladimir, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vladimir. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Vladimir helps Zilean perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Vladimir, he sees a small decrease in his full damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Vladimir does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played together with Vladimir 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 synergisticly with Vladimir.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Vladimir on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Vladimir does a decent job of protecting Zilean in teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Vladimir
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Vladimir?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Zilean that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Vladimir is a good companion for Zilean. By locking into the same team as Zilean, he improves their win rate by 2.4% to 53.1%. This shows that there is a somewhat important bond between Zilean and Vladimir that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Vladimir has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players should be cautious when arranging Vladimir teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Zilean players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Conversely, by aligning Zilean and Vladimir together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a lot of sustained damage output. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Vladimir ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Zilean to work well with Vladimir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to focus on in your Zilean and Vladimir synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Vladimir than with most other common builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 53.1% helping carry Vladimir with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zilean and Vladimir pairings, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.
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