Gwen vs Vladimir Counter Pick

Three hundred units of attack range describe most of this lane. Vladimir works from 450 and Gwen from 150, and Transfusion steals life from a target at that distance while costing him nothing but a cooldown, since he runs on Crimson Rush rather than mana. There is no attrition plan against that, and Gwen ends 173 games on patch 16.13.1 at 42.8%.

Closing the gap does not resolve it either. Sanguine Pool makes him untargetable for two seconds while slowing and siphoning from everyone standing on it, which outlasts the window Skip ‘n Slash opens when it grants attack speed, attack range and on-hit magic damage. Hallowed Mist protects Gwen from attackers outside it, but Vladimir has no reason to stand anywhere in particular — he leaves and returns once Tides of Blood is charged. The stat sheet genuinely favours Gwen, which is what makes the result instructive: 620 health to 600 at level one, 2,575 to 2,470 at level 18, 39 base armor to 24, and 340 move speed against his 330. Crimson Pact converts bonus health into ability power and back, so building him out of the fight is not straightforward, and his magic damage means magic resist has to precede the armor Gwen normally wants. Vladimir rates 7 for difficulty, Gwen 5. Profile: Gwen.