Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4696002-20130627155807/@comment-5057599-20130627193816

The AD and lifesteal on Gunblade are much more of a waste of gold value than the mp5 from Spectral Wraith. By the point you get Gunblade you won't be auto-attacking as Vladimir ever, because in teamfights/skirmishes you're either pressing Q or E or kiting since your cooldowns are super low. There's also the CDR on Spectral Wraith which is an absolutely crucial stat and hard to find outside your typical mana regen items like Unholy Grail and Morello, which don't suit Vlad.

So with Gunblade you're essentially paying 1400 extra gold for the active. It is a good active, but is it worth almost the same as a NLR? Hell no.

In practice: AD = waste of gold; LS = waste of gold; MP5 = waste of gold. Difference between both items: one has a cool active and an extra 25 AP. The other has 10% CDR and is 1400g cheaper. The choice seems obvious.