MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Brand
How often does Vladimir beat Brand in Top?
Vladimir into Brand in Top: 44% observed win rate across 36 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Vladimir ahead by 422 gold.
Beating Brand: the Vladimir game plan
Someone usually dies here around 8:42 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Vladimir core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 58.7% across 1,376 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (5,947 games).
Skill plan: Vladimir players max Q first and take Q at level 1.