Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4022742-20121019101934/@comment-4659726-20121019211654

Well yes and no, Haunting guise's main problem is that you have to sell it back later, making for a loss in gold. Revolver allows vlad to sustain the use of his E much better as well as being difficult to push out of lane. Which is good since all he needs to do is farm farm farm until he gets to that all important lategame.

It makes sense to get it but without an upgrade path you would need to sell it back. Not to mention giving up a core item. Core items are core items for an important reason.

Also, you can get similar results with Abyssal scepter since Vlad's low ranges allows him to make good use out of it. It isn't a bad buy on mid vlad which is currently more popular than top vlad. It costs more but gives you a good source of mr. Mr being a weakness in Vlad imo because it isn't typically bought on him. Usually opting out for Rylai's as a last item so you can chase/run from enemies. But, if the team has a good amount of CC, prepare for super tanky Vlad.