Talk:Vladimir/@comment-199.234.90.214-20110627195914

This post is for experenced Vlad players. No random thoughts please unless you understand this character. I have played a ton of matches (probably around 100 or more) with Vlad and he is my main. I have used him several times after the latest nerf. IMO he is clearly weaker, and while I can still use him I don't know that he makes sense any longer in team comp. His damage output has been weakened to the point that while he can poke it's difficult to kill individual enemies or add much damage (I don't want to talk about his ULT as a damage component, yes I understand how it works). His early game has always been challenging against tough lanes until 7 or better yet 9, when his strong life steal fast Q mechanic made him a great threat in lane. Yes he is tanky, but without any damage I feel there are better AP tank characters available that can scale and do damage. I don't want to hear about buy items, a 16k item build can make any character godly.

Bottom line: is this the end for Vlad as a great champ? I kind of feel he is going to be sitting next to Ryze (after his Q nerf) in the land of over nerfed champions. I hope Im wrong.