Talk:Vladimir/@comment-26380451-20150516232846/@comment-24055932-20150520053954

Both options you gave would cripple him to 35-40% winrate...

He is already short range, has no real CC (you really can't count his W or Rylais as CC), no dash or mobility and a weak-ass early game. It's only fair that in the lategame he becomes a pain in the ass - isn't that the basic principle for lategamers?

If you don't want to have a problem with him in the lategame, pick a lategamer as well, or simply pick a counter to him - Cassio, Jinx, Soraka, to name a few all game counters for him.

One thing that makes me both happy and sad is that almost no short range adc cares to itemize for Vlad. A simple QSS and you deny him his ult and diminish the damage he deals with his remaining kit. I'm just happy idiocy is persistent.