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Vladimir with Gragas

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How to Synergize Vladimir and Gragas

based on 1,297 Vladimir with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Vladimir has gone into battle with Gragas in 1297 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much relevant data directly from the developers of League, we are sure that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Vladimir play with Gragas. It is very rare for Vladimir to play alongside Gragas as allies. This pairing has only happened in approx. 1.2% of games with Vladimir.

Vladimir Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Gragas. Normally, he wins a poor 47.3% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Vladimir when playing with Gragas by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeRiftmakerHextech Rocketbelt

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Gragas

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Gragas

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 Understand How Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Vladimir Gragas Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Gragas Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
6.1
< Assists >
5.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
185
< Minions Killed >
184
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,007
< Physical Damage >
993
23,193
< Magic Damage >
22,922
361
< True Damage >
371
24,562
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
34,416
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,824
< Gold Earned >
11,730
1.96
< Towers >
1.95
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
28,925
< Total Healing >
28,099
14,934
< Experience >
14,839
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
122
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Gragas as Vladimir in LoL

The Vladimir Gragas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gragas, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Vladimir sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gragas. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Gragas helps Vladimir perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Vladimir plays on the same team as Gragas, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This change could signal that Gragas provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played alongside Gragas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Gragas.

Moreover, when Vladimir plays with Gragas on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Gragas does a poor job of covering Vladimir during team fights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Gragas

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no one best ally for Vladimir that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Gragas is a below average ally for Vladimir. By locking into the same side as Vladimir, he decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 47.3%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Vladimir and Gragas that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Gragas has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Gragas teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Although, by aligning Vladimir and Gragas together, you probably will not be providing your other allies a lot of AD. Plan to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of your Gragas ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Gragas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Gragas, we analyzed 1,297 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Vladimir with Gragas comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Vladimir in order to synergize with Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to use in your Vladimir and Gragas synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir used at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Gragas than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 47.3% when playing alongside Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Vladimir and Gragas cooperations tips and stats for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all games with data with these champions.