Vladimir gains strength by draining his enemies' life force, transforming health costs into devastating magic damage. His unique manaless design makes him a formidable AP scaling champion.

Core Abilities

• Q (Transfusion): Steals life from target enemy, healing Vladimir. Enhanced version deals bonus damage and healing.
• W (Blood Pool): Vladimir becomes untargetable for 2 seconds while slowing and damaging enemies above him.
• E (Waves of Blood): Charges and releases blood wave in circular area, can be blocked by units.
• R (Blood Plague): Marks enemies in area, increasing damage taken. Deals damage after duration and heals Vladimir per champion hit.

Ability Order Q > E > W

Key Items

Starting:

• Dark Seal
• Refillable Potion

Core Build:

• Hextech Rocketbelt
• Cosmic Drive
• Rabadon's Deathcap

Situational:

• Zhonya's Hourglass
• Void Staff
• Demonic Embrace

Runes

Primary (Sorcery):

• Phase Rush
• Nimbus Cloak
• Transcendence
• Gathering Storm

Secondary (Inspiration):

• Perfect Timing
• Cosmic Insight

Gameplay Tips

• Use Q for sustain and harass in lane
• Time W carefully to dodge crucial abilities
• Hold E while in W for guaranteed damage
• Stack abilities before R to maximize burst damage
• Build Ability Haste early for more frequent healing

Vladimir excels at scaling into late game while maintaining strong sustain through his Q healing. His passive converts AP to health and vice versa, making him naturally tanky while building pure damage items.

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