MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Sett
How often does Vladimir beat Sett in Top?
Vladimir into Sett in Top: 47% observed win rate across 623 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 121 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -121
- CS: +10
- XP: +109
Typical gap to Sett, from 618 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Sett?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 47% over 623 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 Sett: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 56% across 282 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 39% across 341.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 282 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 341 |
| First blood | 56% | 262 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 177 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 373 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 125 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 68 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:18 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:39. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's Top build, with receipts
Into Sett specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 48.8% over 125 games of this matchup.
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.