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Vladimir vs Brand

How often does Vladimir beat Brand in ADC?

Vladimir into Brand in ADC: 34% observed win rate across 68 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Vladimir behind by 347 gold.

Vladimir at 15:00

Typical gap to Brand, from 68 games that reached 15:00.

Does Vladimir counter Brand?

The count says no. Brand holds 66% of 68 ranked ADC games here. The lane is still winnable. Vladimir wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Vladimir against Brand, and play for those first.

Beating Brand: the Vladimir game plan

Someone usually dies here around 7:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:12. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Vladimir's ADC build, with receipts

The most-finished Vladimir core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 60.1% across 706 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (2,996 games).

Skill plan: Vladimir players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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