Talk:Vladimir/@comment-78.1.164.203-20110529085522/@comment-3358335-20110602183006

I agree with Saint's reasoning, while disagreeing with his assessment of Vlad. Meaning that if you are required to build your entire team comp and strategy around the presence of one champ, they are probably too strong.

I don't think Vlad is that champ.
 * 1) Vlad snowballs really well, However a snowball starts small. A decent ranged champ, from Kennen, to Trist, to MF and even Kat can keep his farm low and escape him. All of them can pop him good if he comes up to attack minions and if he choses to attack one of them so what.
 * 2) I started bringing QSS against Vlad recently. I did it on a whim one game It worked out so well it is now my standard anti-Vlad weapon. Bye Bye HemoPhage, Hello MR.
 * 3) MR is easy to get, and ussually provides more than one benefit. He's a mage, get some MR, and he is less effective, at which point you can essentially ignore him. (Especcially with that QSS for his ult.) So what that he has a mobile Zhonya's and a heal. Save him for last because he isn't really slowing you down unless he uses that Zhonya's, at which point you can drop him like a rock.