Talk:Vladimir/@comment-31656015-20120428144922/@comment-203.206.35.88-20120428154920

amp tome is good for starting when you plan to be aggressive and are unlikely to take too much damage in return, boots to start can be good if you need mobility early on vs people with lots of skill shot burst ( like brand or ahri ) , safe start is regrowth pendant , since your early lvls are weak , and your sustain is poor early on without some spellvamp and regen to assist. the early game heal from your Q is minimal. most lanes will require you to concentrate on farming and staying alive, as vlad lacks true burst capability so your unlikely to win any early encounters if you commit 100%. you generally need your ult to make sure of a kill since your lack of cc and burst will give an opponent enough time to escape before you can finish them.

overall build is solid, but vlad has lots of room for variety. cdr items can work very well on him too, your current build has greater overall ap , but in some situations having SV and cdr boots can be very helpful ( generally if you feel you will need access to your pool more often then usual ).