Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4929329-20120613005342

Why do most Vlad players I see tend to go WotA Boots Deathcap?

I fail to see how his 1.05 burst, which you will be spamming, would become epic and be able to sustain you... With a fairly standard Tanky AP build, one gets around 400 AP. Therefore Vlad gets 560 free Hp in the end. That Hp means very little without resists, and since his sustain is not % of HP in the way that Mundo's is, I see too many Vlad players get owned when real fights start happening

Abyssal Scepter gives Vlad about 100 HP, good magic resist, reduces Mr so that your enemies have 20% less effective Hp vs magic, and it is not as hard to get as Deathcap due to having no needlessly large rod as well as costing less in and of itself. Additionally, deathcap is far more effective as a late game item on Vlad because then it can make a substantial differennce with all the %s that Vlad plays with.

Also, Zhonyas can let you wait out some of Ignite and gives some sweet AP, as well as make you somewhat tankier vs AD.

TL;DR What is the 'best' item sequence on Vlad?