Talk:Vladimir/@comment-24.91.229.27-20120818181448/@comment-3419132-20120819043211

Thats kind of an odd question considering, yes they are both mages, but they arn't anything alike. Xerath is a long range "artillery mage" while Vladimir is a much closer range tanky burst mage. Xerath is about being able to strike targets without almost any retaliation and staying safe in team fights. Vlad gets up close and is able to be because of his inert tankyness. Both are VERY great assest in teamfights and have a good laning phase to top it off. Vlad can top lane because of his decent extra mobility and high sustain (as well as being very good against Nasus.) If you are looking for someone who can take a hit and still work well in teamfights, Vlad. If you like playing safe and dealing a high amount of burst damage from afar then Xerath.