MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Sylas
How often does Vladimir beat Sylas in Top?
Vladimir into Sylas in Top: 46% observed win rate across 138 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 64 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -64
- CS: +1
- XP: +54
Typical gap to Sylas, from 138 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Sylas?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 46% over 138 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 Sylas: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 57% across 61 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 36% across 77.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 61 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 77 |
| First blood | 49% | 66 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 52 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 70 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:46 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:55. 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.