Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4794791-20120316181542/@comment-165.82.28.13-20120316190052

Because the Mpen boots are quite a bit better during the laning and early teamfight phases, where you will almost certainly not be spamming q every time it is off cd within .6 seconds, totally negating the value of the cdr. Also, spirit visage is nice if youre getting focused alot by enemy casters, but as vlad is a very snowbally champ, you usually want to get faster ap to really dominate the midgame