Vladimir vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Vladimir
based on 4,531 Vladimir vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Diana
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
Advice to Win Against Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Vladimir vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Vladimir vs. Diana matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Diana..
Vladimir normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Diana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Diana
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Diana?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when playing against Diana, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Diana.
While Vladimir does have a lower win rate than Diana, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Dianaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vladimir has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir typically accumulates more CS as Diana. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Vladimir versus Diana build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Shadowflame. When Vladimir bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Diana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Diana with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Diana as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Vladimir vs Diana clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.
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