Vladimir is a mage who uses his own health instead of mana to cast abilities, specializing in sustain and high-scaling damage through health and ability power.

Basic Abilities:

Q - Transfusion: Drains enemy health and heals Vladimir. Every third cast becomes empowered, dealing increased damage and healing.

W - Sanguine Pool: Vladimir becomes untargetable for 2 seconds, slowing and draining health from enemies above the pool.

E - Tides of Blood: Charges and releases a blood wave in a circular area, dealing damage to enemies hit. Can be blocked by units.

R - Hemoplague: Infects an area, marking enemies to take increased damage. After duration expires, deals damage and heals Vladimir for each champion hit.

Passive - Crimson Pact: Converts bonus health to ability power (30:1 ratio) and ability power to bonus health (1:1.6 ratio).

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Key Items:

Starting:

• Doran's Shield
• Health Potion

Core Build:

• Hextech Rocketbelt
• Cosmic Drive
• Rabadon's Deathcap

Situational Items:

• Void Staff (vs. Magic Resist)
• Zhonya's Hourglass (vs. AD threats)
• Demonic Embrace (vs. tanky teams)

Runes: Primary: Sorcery

• Phase Rush
• Nimbus Cloak
• Transcendence
• Gathering Storm

Secondary: Inspiration

• Perfect Timing
• Cosmic Insight

Playstyle:

• Farm safely with Q in early game
• Use empowered Q for trades and sustain
• Save W for escaping ganks or diving
• Stack E behind minions to avoid retaliation
• Use ultimate in teamfights to amplify damage on multiple targets

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