Talk:Vladimir/@comment-98.206.150.228-20120715190444/@comment-5162027-20120716080904

Haunting Guise is actually a really, really underrated item, and is really cost-efficient. Someone from Riot ( I cannot for the life of me remember where the thread is or who it was who did the saying) Was talking about how insanely difficult it is to do anything to Haunting Guise without making it a must-buy item on every mid before getting a prompt nerf, and they've been trying to figure out how to make the item more palatable to players for some time with frustrating results. But I digress, maybe someone else can link the thread I'm referring to.

Haunting gets a bad rep due to how MPen works with regards to items like Void Staff, and that it doesn't build into anything and takes up an item slot lategame.

Personally, I like it. I don't take it all the time, but I consider it a core on my Vladimir, if only because it helps him with his somewhat weak early-mid game.

Someone may have maths to prove me wrong on taking it, but until I see numbers, I'll continue to recommend it.