MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Poppy
How often does Vladimir beat Poppy in Top?
Vladimir into Poppy in Top: 52% observed win rate across 142 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 566 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: +566
- CS: +19
- XP: +354
Typical gap to Poppy, from 142 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Poppy?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 52% over 142 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 Poppy: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 53% across 90 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 50% across 52.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 90 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 50% | 52 |
| First blood | 58% | 64 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 55 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 108 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:32. 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.