Vladimir vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Vladimir
based on 4,384 Vladimir vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Vladimir vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Vladimir vs. Zed matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zed..
Vladimir often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zed. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Zed
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Zed?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a good counter for Zed.
While Vladimir does have a higher win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Vladimir into Zedas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Vladimir also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Zed matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Vladimir is a good counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vladimir against Zed.
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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 Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Zed. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Vladimir versus Zed build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 52.1% when countering Zed with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of beating Zed as Vladimir, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Vladimir vs Zed counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.1% winrate overall.
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