MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Caitlyn
How often does Vladimir beat Caitlyn in ADC?
Vladimir into Caitlyn in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 390 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 574 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -574
- CS: -13
- XP: +111
Typical gap to Caitlyn, from 388 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Caitlyn?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 50% over 390 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Caitlyn: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 66% across 121 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 43% across 269.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 66% | 121 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 269 |
| First blood | 62% | 210 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 127 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 69% | 85 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 120 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:46 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's ADC build, with receipts
Into Caitlyn specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 56.3% over 197 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 67.4% across 46 games.
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.