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How to Play VladimirTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Vladimir Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

Crimson PactPTransfusionQSanguine PoolWTides of BloodEHemoplagueR

In Patch 26.13, Vladimir is B tier Top with 50.5% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Stormraider's Surge + Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker. Hardest matchup: Garen (46.9% win rate for Vladimir). Key patterns to practice: Level up timers.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo
TierNo tier changeB#18of 47 Top champions
Win rate50.5%vs 50.1% role avg
Pick rate1.7%44th most picked Top
Ban rate6.5%

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Vladimir Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (1.6% pick rate, 50.4% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

50.4% WR
SorceryPRIMARY
Stormraider's SurgeKEYSTONE
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Gathering Storm
PrecisionSECONDARY
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
SHARDS

Stormraider's Surge · Nimbus Cloak · Transcendence · Gathering Storm + Legend: Haste · Last Stand

Summoner spells

FlashFlashGhostGhost

Skill order

TransfusionQTides of BloodESanguine PoolWMax Q first
Transfusion14579
Sanguine Pool31415
Tides of Blood28101213
Hemoplague611

Item build

1.6% pick
StartingDoran's RingHealth PotionHealth PotionDoran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion
Core buildHextech RocketbeltHextech RocketbeltRiftmakerRiftmakerRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap
BootsIonian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity
SituationalHextech RocketbeltHextech RocketbeltRabadon's DeathcapRabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerRiftmakerDark SealDark SealCosmic DriveCosmic DriveStormsurgeStormsurge

Vladimir Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Vladimir holds a 50.5% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 0.4 points above the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 18th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 1.7% pick rate (44th most played in the role) and a 6.5% ban rate, Vladimir gets banned regularly, so it helps to have a second comfort pick.

Vladimir Top held steady at B tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At B tier, Vladimir works best as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Champion select decides a lot of Vladimir Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Garen (46.9% win rate for Vladimir) and Gangplank (50.4% win rate for Vladimir): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Malphite (54.0%) and Jax (54.0%) are the matchups to look for, where Vladimir wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Vladimir Top

  • Pick Vladimir Top in patch 26.13 as a counter pick or comfort pick rather than a blind pick.

Vladimir Top guide

Crimson Pact (passive) converts Vladimir top's bonus health into ability power and back, and the build leans into that exchange: charge Tides of Blood (E) with your own health for an area burst, chip away with Transfusion (Q), then close with Hemoplague (R) to mark the fight and heal off the plague's detonation.

The build

Sorcery is the primary tree — Stormraider's Surge, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm — backed by Last Stand and Legend: Haste from Precision, with Flash and Ghost as summoners. Vladimir buys Doran's Ring and a pair of Health Potions, then upgrades into Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Q, E, and W each get a point by level three, with Transfusion (Q) taken first and maxed ahead of Tides of Blood (E); Sanguine Pool (W) is last among the three. Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, and Rabadon's Deathcap form the core, with Dark Seal, Cosmic Drive, and Stormsurge as later options.

Ability mechanics

For two seconds after casting Sanguine Pool (W), Vladimir can't be targeted — anyone standing in the pool is slowed and has life siphoned from them. Tides of Blood (E) costs his own health to charge, and the burst covers the area around him, though an enemy unit between him and a champion eats the release instead. Transfusion (Q) drains life from its target, and once his resource bar fills, both its damage and healing spike sharply.

Matchups

By win rate, Garen, Gangplank, Yone, Darius, and Teemo give Vladimir top the most trouble, while Malphite, Jax, and Jayce are where he performs best.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Vladimir counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Vladimir good in Patch 26.13?

Vladimir is B tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 50.5% win rate, 1.7% pick rate, and 6.5% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Vladimir Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Vladimir Top?

The best Vladimir Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap with the Stormraider's Surge keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Vladimir Top is B tier with 50.5% win rate this patch.

Who counters Vladimir?

Champions that counter Vladimir in Patch 26.13 include Garen (46.9% Vladimir win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Vladimir?

To climb with Vladimir Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Level up timers. Level up timers: Tracking early level up timers helps you to get kills and avoid deaths in lane.