MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Hwei
How often does Vladimir beat Hwei in ADC?
Vladimir into Hwei in ADC: 39% observed win rate across 39 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 237 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -237
- CS: -4
- XP: -230
Typical gap to Hwei, from 37 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Hwei: the Vladimir game plan
Someone usually dies here around 8:07 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:09. 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.