Talk:Vladimir/@comment-93.46.28.30-20120413185558/@comment-77.249.233.124-20120414103948

Rush spirit visage, at least that's how I beat the last few Swain's I encountered with Vlad. That was in normal games though, so I can't really judge if they were any good. Also early boots to dodge his snare, other then that make sure you never pool unless it's to dodge his snare. His bird laser still hurt you in your pool and so does his damage amplifier, so pooling is useless against him and it'll cost you 20% hp.

Besides that, QSS might be a good counter as well. I don't know if it breaks his lazer (I think it will), but I'm pretty sure it does remove his damage amplifier. Of course it can also get rid of his snare and ignite he'll most likely use. So there you have it, 1 item that can remove pretty much anything Swain has except his ult (which on it's own isn't that scary).