Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4745157-20120610195228/@comment-4929329-20120610214328

Vlad is less about what items you build and more about how you use his skills, but that's off topic, as is my sudden hatred of "your" when people mean to say "you're".

Honestly, your question is asking how to build situationally, as those are just starting items...

Le Long Answer:

Revolver + Pre game Stuff + Sorc Boots is a good amount of dmg, but not enough to faceroll people. If you are being fed, your hp/lv and sustain means rush something like Needlessly Large Rod, otherwise get a smaller item like Blasting Wand and resist like Chain Armor or Negatron Cloak.

If you went Needlessly Large Rod, then build it into either Deathcap or Zhonya's, but only after you finish your WotA. Hourglass this early is truly situational.

Negatron Cloak? Abyssal Scepter is one of the best items in the game, but it also costs 1050 all by itself, so you will probably finish WotA before you get it.

If you find that your enemies are fleeing all to easily, get Rylai's. This is also a cool source of dmg, but isn't terribly efficient until you get your Fancy Hat. (Deathcap)

Since Vlad is a manaless AP, he will end up with basically the same build as Rumble, you can use advice for Rumble builds when building Vlad because the item pool is so terribly shallow... But yeah, Rumble does Vlad no justice.