Vladimir is a ranged mage usually played Top/Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Vladimir in ARAM: Play Vladimir as a sustain mage who pokes with Q and E, then dives into teamfights with R and W to heal and deal area damage.
Vladimir ARAM Abilities
Bonus health grants ability power, and ability power grants bonus health.
Vladimir drains life from an enemy, gaining bonus damage and healing when his resource is full.
Vladimir becomes untargetable for 2 seconds, slowing and siphoning life from enemies in the pool.
Vladimir sacrifices health to charge a blood reservoir, then releases it to damage nearby enemies.
Vladimir infects an area, causing enemies to take increased damage before exploding for magic damage and healing him per champion hit.
Vladimir ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play Vladimir as a sustain mage who pokes with Q and E, then dives into teamfights with R and W to heal and deal area damage. Focus on surviving and healing through prolonged fights.
Tips
Use your passive, Crimson Pact, to stack AP and health for extra sustain in ARAM's constant fights.
Save your W, Sanguine Pool, to dodge key enemy abilities or engage safely, as it makes you untargetable.
Build Spirit Visage early if the enemy has heavy magic damage to boost your healing from Q and R.
In ARAM, prioritize Zhonya's Hourglass to survive burst and set up your ultimate combo.
Use your ultimate, Hemoplague, on multiple enemies in teamfights for massive healing and damage.
Combos
Q (Transfusion) to poke and heal, then E (Tides of Blood) to charge and damage enemies.
Flash + R (Hemoplague) into the enemy team, then W (Sanguine Pool) to avoid retaliation.
E (Tides of Blood) charge, then Q (Transfusion) for a quick burst of damage and heal.
Vladimir ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Dark Harvest
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Treasure HunterSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
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Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Amplifying Tome - 2.
Fiendish Codex - 3.
Refillable Potion
Core Items
- 1.
Hextech Rocketbelt - 2.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity - 3.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a sustained damage battle mage
- enemy team has multiple tanks
- your champion benefits from omnivamp
Avoid when:
- you are a burst mage or assassin
- enemy team is all squishy and mobile
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has shields to burst through
- you need extra burst on squishy targets
- your team lacks magic penetration
Avoid when:
- enemy team is stacking magic resist
- you need sustained damage over burst
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy stacking magic resist
- you are primary magic damage carry
- team has heavy AP threat
Avoid when:
- enemy has little to no magic resist
- you need utility or survivability instead
Options
Vladimir ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Vladimir in ARAM?
In ARAM, Vladimir typically builds core items like Hextech Rocketbelt, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Rabadon's Deathcap and Dark Harvest runes (Domination primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Vladimir in ARAM?
Take Dark Harvest in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Vladimir in ARAM.
How do you play Vladimir in ARAM?
Play Vladimir as a sustain mage who pokes with Q and E, then dives into teamfights with R and W to heal and deal area damage. Focus on surviving and healing through prolonged fights.
What is Vladimir's best combo in ARAM?
Q (Transfusion) to poke and heal, then E (Tides of Blood) to charge and damage enemies.
