Talk:Vladimir/@comment-24010081-20150910051526

After being a Vlad main for like 3 years I've finally come to the conclusion that Vlad is a team multiplyer and it is why his winrate hovers right below 50%. If the team is winning when lane phase ends he will likely keep them winning, if they are losing he will become suedo-useless and weak and they will just lose harder.

Not to say you can't carry games on Vlad just as you can on any champ, just saying Vlad is more succeptable to how well the rest of the team is doing than any other champ.

1. Vlad will rarely get super fed vs a smart oponent. He will outfarm them and drive them out of lane and win slightly, but most enemies will simply walk away before they die. His kit is all slow pressure and massive sustain. Sure Vlad will get strong this way, but not enough to carry a losing team on his back, and not enough to completely shut down his lane oponent and make them useless.

2. Vlad's ult is a damage multiplier. This fact means that if his team is ahead, their damage will skyrocket out of control and if they are behind, well multiplying small numbers nets small results.

3. The winning team usually gains better map control. This is important for Vlad becuase unlike many (all?) other champions he has very poor escape if he's not close to a tower or a teamate. No hops, no hard cc, and his immunity doesn't actually prevent the enemy from chasing him down unless he reaches the safety of a tower or teamates. Having map control and a lead means Vlad can farm safely and get fat and stay fat and outpace his enemy.

4. The losing team has less map control. Obviously this means the oposite. Vlad can not safely farm and just falls further and further behind or attempts to farm and gets killed.

5. His kit is AOE damage centric. This means you will often find yourself doing the most damage on the team by far and yet not being the one to get the killing blows. Again this means a heavy reliance on a strong team being able to capitalize on Vlad droping the entire opposing team to half hp. If his team is ahead they will likely finish everyone off with ease. If they are not then Vlad will often be left wondering how he could do so much damage and his team so little.