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Vladimir vs Mel

How often does Vladimir beat Mel in ADC?

Vladimir into Mel in ADC: 63% observed win rate across 57 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 781 gold.

Vladimir at 15:00

Typical gap to Mel, from 57 games that reached 15:00.

Does Vladimir counter Mel?

The count says yes: across 57 ranked ADC games into Mel, Vladimir takes 63%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Vladimir.

Beating Mel: the Vladimir game plan

Someone usually dies here around 7:16 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:08. 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.

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