MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Swain
How often does Vladimir beat Swain in ADC?
Vladimir into Swain in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 51 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 259 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -259
- CS: +1
- XP: +4
Typical gap to Swain, from 51 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Swain?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 53% over 51 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 Swain: the Vladimir game plan
Someone usually dies here around 7:20 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:11. 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.