MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Garen
How often does Vladimir beat Garen in Top?
Vladimir into Garen in Top: 52% observed win rate across 767 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 ahead by 197 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: +197
- CS: +9
- XP: +206
Typical gap to Garen, from 760 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Garen?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 52% over 767 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 Garen: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 59% across 442 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 42% across 325.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 442 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 325 |
| First blood | 59% | 382 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 268 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 507 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 269 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 144 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:30 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:19. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's Top build, with receipts
Into Garen specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 48.8% over 215 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 57.1% across 56 games.
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 26.1-26.12.
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.