Bruiser Vladimir Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Vladimir and build Bruiser.

Bruiser Vladimir build with runes and items. Bruiser Vladimir guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Bruiser Vladimir build in League of Legends Patch 14.20!

Updated: 2024-05-22 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Tunneler should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Vladimir ability Transfusion should be leveled first.
Q
Vladimir ability Sanguine Pool should be leveled second.
W
Vladimir ability Tides of Blood should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Mercury's Treads should be final item in your build.
Sundered Sky should be final item in your build.
Spirit Visage should be final item in your build.
Overlord's Bloodmail should be final item in your build.
Death's Dance should be final item in your build.
Force of Nature should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Grasp of the Undying from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Bruiser Vladimir Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

Bruiser Build specific
  1. You play as Vladimir Bruiser.
  2. Your build is survivability oriented. With some damage and tons of HP and defense.
  3. You auto attack a lot.

How to play

Bruiser Build specific
  1. As Vladimir playing Bruiser build - you need ot adapt to an enemy team and to the game! Enemy team heavy on AP? Buy MR. Are they heavy on AD? Buy Armor. You need some damage? Well buy that.
  2. Remember to consume your Grasp of the Undying procs!

Tips and Tricks

Riot
  1. Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
  2. Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
  3. Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

Skill Order

  • Vladimir [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Transfusion
  • Vladimir [object Object] ability.
    W
    Sanguine Pool
  • Vladimir [object Object] ability.
    E
    Tides of Blood
  • Vladimir [object Object] ability.
    R
    Hemoplague

Items

Starting items
Tunneler item.
Starting items vs poke
Guardian's Horn item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Good damage items
Black Cleaver item.
Sundered Sky item.
Experimental Hexplate item.
Stridebreaker item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Bruiser defensive items
Death's Dance item.
Sterak's Gage item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Situational damage items
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Force of Nature item.
Spirit Visage item.
Good Armor items
Thornmail item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Mercury's Treads item.
Sundered Sky item.
Spirit Visage item.
Overlord's Bloodmail item.
Death's Dance item.
Force of Nature item.