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Vladimir vs Varus

What is Vladimir's win rate vs Varus?

In Mid, Vladimir wins 44% against Varus across 85 observed 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 472 gold.

Vladimir at 15:00

Typical gap to Varus, from 84 games that reached 15:00.

Does Vladimir counter Varus?

Too close to call. Vladimir sits at 44% over 85 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Varus as Vladimir

The median first death in this lane comes at 5:49; the level 6 spike lands around 5:34. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Vladimir build in Mid?

The most-finished Vladimir core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap: 59.3% across 4,864 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 (18,911 games).

Skill plan: Vladimir players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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