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How to Win Vladimir vs Kindred Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kindred as Vladimir

based on 2,124 Vladimir vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our dataset, Vladimir engaged Kindred in 2124 rounds. Including so many matchups for Vladimir vs Kindred provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a solid build to crush your enemy. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir fights Kindred in only 1.9% of his games.

Vladimir vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir has done a dismal job of beating Kindred. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Vladimir against Kindred matches, Vladimir’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Vladimir vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLiandry's TormentRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
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Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
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Last skill for Vladimir to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Vladimir vs Kindred Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Kindred Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.8
5.2
< Deaths >
6.5
5.8
< Assists >
7.3
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
181
< Minions Killed >
39
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,010
< Physical Damage >
16,053
22,389
< Magic Damage >
4,231
311
< True Damage >
1,344
23,710
< Damage Dealt >
21,629
33,054
< Damage Taken >
30,684
11,598
< Gold Earned >
12,048
1.91
< Towers >
1.64
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
27,444
< Total Healing >
17,167
14,628
< Experience >
13,409
15
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
119
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Kindred with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Vladimir versus Kindred matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kindred..

Vladimir often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kindred. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Kindred

Who is Better, Vladimir or Kindred?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when playing against Kindred, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a bad counter to Kindred.

While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Kindred, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Kindredas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Kindred matchups, Kindred is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Kindred. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Kindred.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Vladimir, we analyzed 2,124 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kindred as Vladimir comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir on average racks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Vladimir versus Kindred build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Stormsurge. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Kindred than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Kindred with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Kindred as Vladimir, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Vladimir vs Kindred face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Vladimir are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.