Talk:Lich Bane/@comment-190.233.82.189-20110604032458/@comment-64.141.43.130-20110617172210

The reason Vlad is not on synergy is because of the way Vlad's combo works. He casts his EQ as fast as possible and then pools to avoid CC/retaliation. When pool ends they are both off cooldown and then he EQ's again. Then either backs off/chases (movement, no right click), uses Zhonya's if he has it, or the target is already dead/out of range (flash). There is little room to actually right click safely in the middle of that.

The other reason is also part of the above statement: Zhonya's. It's too good on him to pass up. So you have Lucidity boots, Spirit Visage, Revolver/WotA, Deathcap, Void Staff, Zhonya's hourglass. That's all 6 item slots. Zhonya's protection plus the safe damage of another EQ outweigh the benefits of lichbane. It's like a second Pool. The passive stats of armor and more hp through higher AP also give more effective health not counting the active.

In an extremely long game you might sell Visage for Lichbane, but then we're talking about earning 20,000+ gold. You've been chugging blue pots since deathcap. This might happen one out of 50 games.

It has nothing to do with having mana. It works great on Akali, because she procs it when she applies her mark and does the damage when she auto attacks - which she will do anyway. The move speed bonus will help her chase/escape. Synergy is about flowing with the play style, not whether every single stat is beneficial.