Talk:Vladimir/@comment-76.9.35.8-20120726090013/@comment-4659726-20120728211156

Uses a lot of hp to cast E and keep stacks on it, using W puts it on a high cooldown and wastes 20% of your current hp. W does not stop teathers such as Nocturne fear, Morgana ult, Fiddlesticks drain, and so on, So blocking spells isn't exactly right.

Short ranges and hp costs make up for the fact he gets hp for AP. He really isn't "resourceless" since his hp is his resource pool.

He is a late game champion, and like most late game champions if you get shut down early you are not going to have fun for the rest of the game because you can never reach your lategame. Sad truth about his playstyle but he is a good champion in the right hands.