Mel vs Vladimir

Mel

46.5%

over 232 games

Vladimir

Analyze a draft with Mel

Skill matchup

High sustainHeavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPS

Build vs Vladimir

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

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x2—

Core build

1—

2—

3—

Standard

4Magic pen

5—

Summoner spells

79%

15%

Anti CC

4vs CC

Other options

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48.6% WR35 games

Sorcery

Arcane Comet

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

Precision

Presence of Mind

Coup de Grace

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Vladimir's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Crimson Pact (P)

Every 30 points of bonus Health gives Vladimir 1 Ability Power and every 1 point of Ability Power gives Vladimir 1.6 bonus Health (does not stack with itself).

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	9s	28s	13s	–
6	6.8s	28s	13s	2m
9	4.6s	25s	13s	2m
11	4.6s	22s	13s	2m
16	4.6s	16s	9s	2m
18	4.6s	16s	5s	2m

Playing as Mel

Tips to maximize your impact

Poke from range with your volley
Stay back and poke with Radiant Volley (Q): its projectiles explode in an area up to 950 range, and each hit applies Overwhelm.
An auto after each spell
Land an auto after each spell: Searing Brilliance (passive) adds three projectiles to it per spell cast, and enough Overwhelm executes the target.
Reflect their projectiles
Save Rebuttal (W) for a dangerous projectile: the barrier sends it back to its caster, and you gain a shield and move speed.
Land your snare dead center
Hit your target head-on with Solar Snare (E): only the core of the orb roots, the aura around it just slows and damages.
Finish from range with your R
Cast Golden Eclipse (R) to finish from range: it hits every enemy marked by Overwhelm, wherever they are, harder with each stack.

Playing against Vladimir

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

Force his Sanguine Pool early
Force him to use Sanguine Pool (W) early in the fight, when it costs him the most health: he can't become untargetable again for 28 to 16 seconds.
Back off from his empowered Transfusion
Back off after his first two Transfusion (Q) casts: the next one is empowered, hits harder and heals him based on his missing health.
Play hard before his items
Get ahead early: Vladimir mostly shines later, once he has his items, since Crimson Pact (passive) turns his ability power into health and his bonus health into ability power.
Kill him before his Hemoplague pops
During Hemoplague (R), focus him if you can kill him before the blast, otherwise back off: you take increased damage until then, and the blast heals him per champion hit.
Cut his healing
If you have Grievous Wounds, apply it to him: Transfusion (Q), Sanguine Pool (W) and Hemoplague (R) all heal him.

Other Mel matchups

Patch 16.21.1