Vladimir vs Lucian
How to Beat Lucian as Vladimir
based on 7,412 Vladimir vs Lucian matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Lucian Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Lucian Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Lucian
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 Lucian
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.
Vladimir vs Lucian Counter Stats
How to Counter Lucian with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Vladimir against Lucian counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lucian..
Vladimir usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lucian. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Lucian
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Lucian?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when taking on Lucian, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a good counter for Lucian.
While Vladimir does have a higher win rate than Lucian, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Lucianas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Vladimir also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Lucian matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a decent counter to Lucian. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Lucian.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Lucian build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Lucian than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Lucian with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Lucian as Vladimir, Vladimir players should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Vladimir vs Lucian counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.
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