Talk:Vladimir/Strategy/@comment-4288859-20110813132102

I used to main Vlad as a nuker, and sometimes as a cho´gath style meat shild with a minimm od 2 warmogs ( yeah I know, retarded), but now i found a playstyle that´s perfect! just kick in cooldown reducion to the max with and you get a Vlad that is so dynamic, he almost becomes fun to play again. 15% from runes and masteris, 15% from boots of lucidity and 10% from a spirit visage and his q becomes 2.4 cd, w becomes 8.4, his e becomes 2.7 and that pentakill magnet of an ulti of his is just on 72 seconds. What´s great about a CDR build is that based on the law of compensation and the items that already sinergies well with him, you´ll be hitting only a LITTLE bit weaker, but so often it´s more than worth it. But putting offense aside, you must forget that hios trademark skill, the almighty Sanguine Pool, is not to be used as offense, like all newbie vlads do, but for ¨ oh crap¨ moments, and his ulti is vital in team fights, I believe that using them as often as you can is the best thing you can do. I doubt there is not one vlad player that didn´t get killed just when his pool was a mere seconds away from being available again. And besides, for all those who are still beginners, and have illusions of grandeur when they see vlad guides on Leaguecraft and mobafire, you will 75% of the time never be able to actually get all those pretty items with astronomical effects, so a the new meta vlad is the speedy Vlad.