Talk:Vladimir/@comment-71.68.6.31-20111122153733/@comment-71.68.6.31-20111123212516

People find him hard to lane early game because they try to play vlad like every other mage..and QQ because they cant play him like every other mage...but the bottom line is he ISNT EVERY OTHER MAGE....he is a TANK CASTER HYBRID...NOT an AP carry...Learn to play DEFENSIVELY and stop diving every person you see just because they have 300 hp left and you get greedy.

His aggro game builds OVER TIME because his damage increases OVER TIME, thats why you start with revolver so your pokes, and your heals actually matter. The point of vlad isnt to nuke every champion in the game like he's kennen. He is a troll harasser that has a 2 second cool down on his Q, increased health regen from the E stacks, and if you combo him CORRECTLY you can heal the same amount of damage you take in the last 3 seconds it takes for you to cast pool again....which also heals you *and* gives you time to regen from the INCREASE from his E stacks....If you play him like he's SUPPOSED to be played and stop playing him like hes an Ap carry then you wouldnt be whining for a buff. The bottom line of all of it is it takes SKILL...not just Cast spam and run like Annie or Aoe burst like kennen nor ryze......hes a hybrid in the sense of ACTUALLY BEING A HYBRID...not having a plethera of different ways to build him because he shines when you work his strengths instead of looking to make him a full damn or a full Ap Carry.

450+ AP is MORE than enough to troll kite and harass in 1v1 fights and he has enough HP to initiate with his combo then pool down to regain...making your opponents focus someone else, or just flat out get owned by your ACTUAL carries..hes in and out, or constant harass...and to the anon that commented trying to Q malz...youre an idiot for trying to troll someone who has CC over you in the first place.