Talk:Vladimir/@comment-144.132.32.2-20120321063700/@comment-77.249.233.124-20120323101839

^ jup, the skill is in knowing his limits and a lot of people don't know them. Also saying that vlad is OP is like saying kata is OP, while she can be shut down with 1 stun vlad can be shut down with a little focus from the AD carry. In fact vlad can't handle most AD carries late game because they put out so much more damage than he does. Recently I only barely managed to kill an MF late game 1v1 and that was only thanks to thornmail, if it was a teamfight and she would've focused me I would've been out before even being able to cast my full combo.

btw, I've also never seen a vlad pwn in any big competitions or at least not to the degree that I'd think he's OP. If he really was OP he would be played a lot more at higher elo's and you'd see him way more often in tournaments, but the matter of fact is that he's fairly easy to counter pick and even if you don't pick a counter champ there are a few items and summoner spells that can do the job as well.