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

Vladimir vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the s tier of champions
Mage
MageSupport

How to Beat Taliyah as Vladimir

based on 1,277 Vladimir vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Taliyah as Vladimir came out of an examination of 1277 ranked rounds where both champs fought one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Vladimir fights Taliyah in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Vladimir has done a good job of countering Taliyah. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.2% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Vladimir against Taliyah games, Vladimir’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Vladimir vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeCosmic DriveShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vladimir to level upq
>
Second ability for Vladimir to level upe
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Vladimir vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Taliyah Image
6.6
< Kills >
6
5.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
8.4
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
189
< Minions Killed >
127
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.41
925
< Physical Damage >
851
22,670
< Magic Damage >
22,790
352
< True Damage >
1,161
23,948
< Damage Dealt >
24,803
33,913
< Damage Taken >
21,014
11,927
< Gold Earned >
12,120
2
< Towers >
1.74
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
28,616
< Total Healing >
4,284
15,047
< Experience >
14,227
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
9
117
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Counter Taliyah with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Vladimir against Taliyah counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Vladimir usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vladimir and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Taliyah

Who is Better, Vladimir or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when playing against Taliyah, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a good counter for Taliyah.

While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Vladimir into Taliyahas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vladimir has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Taliyah matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Vladimir is a good counter for Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,277 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 Taliyah 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 learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir to counter Taliyah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Taliyah build consist of Void Staff, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Taliyah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Taliyah as Vladimir, you should equip 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 rune sets players chose for Vladimir vs Taliyah LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taliyah as Vladimir are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.