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How to Synergize Vladimir with Kai'Sa on the Same TeamVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir with Kai'Sa

How to Win With Vladimir and Kai'Sa Paired TogetherVladimir is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Synergize Vladimir and Kai'Sa

based on 4,206 Vladimir with Kai'Sa pairs
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Vladimir has been on the same team as Kai'Sa in 4206 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Vladimir play with Kai'Sa. It is relatively rare for Vladimir to play with Kai'Sa on the same side. This has only occurred in about 3.8% of games with Vladimir.

Vladimir Kai'Sa Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Vladimir does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a dismal 45.4% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Vladimir when playing with Kai'Sa by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Vladimir vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealFiendish Codex

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassRiftmaker

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameStormsurgeCosmic Drive

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
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Vladimir and Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Vladimir with Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa Will Play

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Vladimir Kai'Sa Synergy Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
6.3
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
5.8
< Assists >
5.9
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
182
< Minions Killed >
184
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
985
< Physical Damage >
993
22,324
< Magic Damage >
22,922
356
< True Damage >
371
23,667
< Damage Dealt >
24,287
32,699
< Damage Taken >
33,179
11,503
< Gold Earned >
11,730
1.81
< Towers >
1.95
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
27,216
< Total Healing >
28,099
14,683
< Experience >
14,839
15
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
118
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Play with Kai'Sa as Vladimir in LoL

The Vladimir Kai'Sa synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kai'Sa, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kai'Sa. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kai'Sa helps Vladimir perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Vladimir is paired with Kai'Sa, he sees a little drop in his complete damage output. This difference could indicate that Kai'Sa doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Vladimir is played with Kai'Sa on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Kai'Sa. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kai'Sa.

Moreover, when Vladimir plays with Kai'Sa on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Kai'Sa does a decent job of protecting Vladimir in team fights.

Synergies between Vladimir and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Vladimir
Kai'Sa

Is Vladimir better when played alongside Kai'Sa?

There is no one best synergy for Vladimir that will always be his #1 ally. However, Kai'Sa is a very bad teammate for Vladimir. By locking into the same team as Vladimir, she decreases their win rate by -4.6% to 45.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible bond between Vladimir and Kai'Sa that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Kai'Sa has a lower difficulty than Vladimir. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Kai'Sa teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, Vladimir players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Vladimir and Kai'Sa together, you probably will not be providing your team a great deal of utility. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Kai'Sa ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir Kai'Sa Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Vladimir and Kai'Sa, we analyzed 4,206 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Vladimir and Kai'Sa synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Riftmaker. When Vladimir included at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average win rate of 45.4% helping carry Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Vladimir players should take 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 runes players picked for Vladimir and Kai'Sa pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.4% win rate overall.

If you need to get Vladimir and Kai'Sa cooperations tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are computed using all matches run with these champions.