MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vladimir vs Varus
How often does Vladimir beat Varus in ADC?
Vladimir into Varus in ADC: 52% observed win rate across 133 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 326 gold.
Vladimir at 15:00
- Gold: -326
- CS: -4
- XP: +89
Typical gap to Varus, from 132 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vladimir counter Varus?
No counter here: Vladimir sits at 52% over 133 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 Varus: the Vladimir game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vladimir at 68% across 47 games. Flip the lead and Vladimir falls to 43% across 86.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 68% | 47 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 86 |
| First blood | 62% | 79 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 43 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 40 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:44 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vladimir's ADC build, with receipts
Into Varus specifically, Vladimir finishes Hextech Rocketbelt first most often: 51.3% over 76 games of this matchup.
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.