Zilean vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Zilean
based on 1,359 Zilean vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Vladimir
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Zilean vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Zilean vs. Vladimir counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Vladimir. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Zilean or Vladimir?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when playing against Vladimir, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes an ok counter to Vladimir.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate compared to Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Vladimir.
Moreover, Zilean has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Vladimir matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zilean is a decent counter to Vladimir. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Vladimir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually picks up a lot less CS as Vladimir. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Vladimir build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Vladimir than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Vladimir with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating Vladimir as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zilean vs Vladimir LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.
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