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

Vladimir vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Vladimir

based on 1,162 Vladimir vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Vladimir battled Taric 1162 times. Including so many matchups for Vladimir vs Taric gives us confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a solid build to crush Taric. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir encounters Taric in only 1.0% of his games.

Vladimir vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a dismal job of beating Taric. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Vladimir against Taric rounds, Vladimir’s team is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Taric.

Best Vladimir vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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
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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 Taric as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Vladimir vs Taric Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Taric Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.9
5
< Deaths >
5.4
6
< Assists >
14.6
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
179
< Minions Killed >
35
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.58
986
< Physical Damage >
2,061
22,956
< Magic Damage >
4,551
398
< True Damage >
773
24,340
< Damage Dealt >
7,386
31,489
< Damage Taken >
22,825
11,408
< Gold Earned >
8,479
1.83
< Towers >
2.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
27,467
< Total Healing >
12,026
14,253
< Experience >
10,445
15
< Vision Score >
48
8
< Wards Placed >
20
120
< Time Dealing CC >
355

How to Counter Taric with Vladimir in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several significant Vladimir versus Taric counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Vladimir usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Taric. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Taric

Who is Better, Vladimir or Taric?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when facing off against Taric, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes a poor counter to Taric.

While Vladimir does have a lower win rate than Taric, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Vladimir into Taricas his relative depth means that 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Taric. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vladimir is a bad counter to Taric. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Taric.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,162 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 Taric 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 to counter Taric during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir usually gets much more CS relative to Taric. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Vladimir versus Taric build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Taric than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Taric with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Taric as Vladimir, Vladimir players should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Vladimir vs Taric matchups, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Vladimir vs Taric tips and counter builds for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match run with these champs.