Talk:Vladimir/@comment-5211662-20140420170628

Why nobody plays mid lane?

I've played him, and I found Vladimir mid to be just... fantastic. In fact now I play him on mid more than on top lane.

He is fantastic. While he suffers from a weak early game, he is just amazing late-game and outscales the majority of mid-laners, especially the most played ones, like and. Vladimir does not have burst, but he has a lot of sustained damage, just like. His ult, is amazing on teamfights because it amplifies any damage dealt by your team to your enemies. Think of it as a that works for all your teammates and also works for physical damage. On top of that, Vladimir is very tanky, and can cast a lot of spells before dying. Most APCs cannot do that because they are too squishy. There were times as Vladimir that I could even throw myself on the middle of enemies, and still survive enough to do a lot of damage. If I were some other common mid laner like LeBlanc, Orianna or Ziggs, I would just instantly explode without being able to do said damage.

I think the only reason people don't play him at mid lane is because not only he has a terrible early game, but he also does not have burst and unlike LeBlanc or other mid laners, he doesn't kill squishy targets on two or three spells, he relies on sustained damage to do that.

I've played him a lot at mid lane and I've found Vladimir to be a good counterpick to some mid laners like:, , , , , and.