MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Katarina
How often does Vladimir beat Katarina in Top?
Vladimir into Katarina in Top: 41% observed win rate across 32 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 528 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -528
- CS: +8
- XP: -540
Typical gap to Katarina, from 32 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Katarina: the Vladimir game plan
Someone usually dies here around 7:05 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:37. 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 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.