MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zaahen vs Vladimir
How often does Zaahen beat Vladimir in Top?
Zaahen into Vladimir in Top: 48% observed win rate across 448 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 Zaahen behind by 416 gold.
Zaahen at 15:00
- Gold: -416
- CS: -17
- XP: -644
Typical gap to Vladimir, from 446 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zaahen counter Vladimir?
No counter here: Zaahen sits at 48% over 448 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 Vladimir: the Zaahen game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zaahen at 60% across 202 games. Flip the lead and Zaahen falls to 39% across 246.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 202 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 246 |
| First blood | 62% | 187 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 160 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 53% | 165 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 106 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:25 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:41. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Zaahen's Top build, with receipts
Into Vladimir specifically, Zaahen finishes Trinity Force first most often: 42.4% over 99 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Zaahen core is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance: 61.2% across 2,680 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (16,619 games).
Skill plan: Zaahen players max Q first and take Q at level 1.