Champion sheet · Mid

Vladimir

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · All regions

Tournament presence · pick + ban

6.2%#112 of 173 champions

Pick: 2.1%picked in 610 of 28,636 games
Ban: 4.1%947 bans over 23,358 games, against 4.6% in soloQ

Win rate as Mid44.9% between 40.9% and 49.1% over 394 gamesSoloQ 50.4%: clear gap

Median length29.1 minsoloQ 27.3 min

Amateur: 28,642 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 65% · EUW 24% · NA 10%. SoloQ Master+: 894,455 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments5 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.Win rateDraftLengthBuild
How to play itStormraider's Surge, then Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Void Staff: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compTeam damage first: more damage than 94% of mid laners.DamagePoke
With / againstBetter than expected against Wukong in amateur play: +17.3 pts over 35 games, range above zero.+17.3 pt35 games
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

5 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.

Win rateWins less in amateur play
Amateur
44.9%
SoloQ
50.4%
44.9% win rate in amateur play over 394 games, against 50.4% in soloQ over 35,073 games.
DraftPicked less often in amateur play
Amateur
0.6%
SoloQ
1.8%
0.6% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 1.8% in soloQ.
DraftBanned less often in amateur play
Amateur
3.3%
SoloQ
4.6%
3.3% ban rate in amateur play over 14,779 games, against 4.6% in soloQ over 361,874 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
29.1 min
SoloQ
27.3 min
Median of 29.1 min in amateur play, against 27.3 min in soloQ.
BuildHextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap instead of Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, Void Staff
Amateur
12%
SoloQ
16%
Played in 12% of amateur games; soloQ sticks to Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, Void Staff (16%).

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Stormraider's Surge, then Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Void Staff: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesStormraider's Surge73% · 25,731

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Ghost79% · 27,584

Same in amateur play

SkillsQnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 98% · 49 games

Core (3 legendaries)16% · 2,101

16%of soloQ games

Stormsurge
Liandry's Torment
Void Staff

≠ Amateur: Hextech Rocketbelt, Riftmaker, Rabadon's Deathcap instead of Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, Void Staff. 12% · 225 games

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Team damage first: more damage than 94% of mid laners.

Team damagetop6%25% · mid laners: 21%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

What marks it

Damage
Poke

Like other mid laners

Damage in lane
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Plays teamfights
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills

What it is not

Little CC
No split-push

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 49 in lane, 96 in mid game and 92 in late game, out of 100 mid laners.

5270 vs 528

1,062+162 vs 899

1,462+283 vs 1,179

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Vladimirmid laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 57% of mid laners against the direct opponent.

mid laners

3takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; mid laners: 3.2.

Where it stands among mid laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 49 of 100 among mid laners527 · median 528
Damage in mid game · rank 96 of 100 among mid laners1,062 · median 899
Damage in late game · rank 92 of 100 among mid laners1,462 · median 1,179
Gold at 15 min · rank 48 of 100 among mid laners-1 · median +25
Gold at 20 min · rank 57 of 100 among mid laners+164 · median +71
Map pressure · rank 28 of 100 among mid laners3 · median 3.2
Absorbs damage · rank 60 of 100 among mid laners573 · median 489
Plays teamfights · rank 67 of 100 among mid laners57% · median 55%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 55 of 100 among mid laners23% · median 23%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 63 of 100 among mid lanersrank 63 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 12 of 100 among mid laners0.2 · median 0.7
Team damage · rank 94 of 100 among mid laners25% · median 21%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

Better than expected against Wukong in amateur play: +17.3 pts over 35 games, range above zero.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.

Against

Topgap to expected

No positive gap in amateur play.

Junglegap to expected

Wukong60.0% · expected 42.7% · 35 g+17.3 ptSoloQ +4.5

Vi50.0% · expected 44.7% · 38 g+5.3 ptSoloQ +0.6

Midgap to expected

No positive gap in amateur play.

ADCgap to expected

Yunara50.0% · expected 42.7% · 38 g+7.3 ptSoloQ +0.5

Ezreal53.1% · expected 48.1% · 32 g+5.0 ptSoloQ -0.9

Caitlyn45.9% · expected 43.1% · 37 g+2.8 ptSoloQ -1.7

Supportgap to expected

No positive gap in amateur play.

With

Topgap to expected

No positive gap in amateur play.

Junglegap to expected

Jarvan IV48.5% · expected 43.4% · 33 g+5.1 ptSoloQ -0.4

ADCgap to expected

Caitlyn50.0% · expected 46.8% · 38 g+3.2 ptSoloQ +0.3

Jinx50.0% · expected 46.8% · 30 g+3.2 ptSoloQ -0.6

Supportgap to expected

No positive gap in amateur play.

Matchups and allies

One group per role of the other champion, five cards first. The bar is the win rate range, the tick marks 50%; the colour of the gap gives our reading, it sorts nothing.

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