Talk:Vladimir/@comment-26331429-20150430022552/@comment-26001789-20150502222615

He is toxic because aside from his weak early game where all he can do is farm and hope he doesn't overextend and gets ganked, there is really nothing you can do to kill him in a 1v1 unless you can just all in him with Ignite.

Sanguine Pool grants him a lot of safety and Transfusion has no cost aside from long cooldown early on, helping him last hit and healing, if barely, any wounds he sustains. Once he hits 9, there is literally nothing you can do to stop him and he will all in you. His extreme synergy with Spellvamp coupled with no resource aside from his own health and the fact that he gets tankier the more damage he gets means that even if you can beat him in a all in attack, he will most likely still beat you in an extended duel.

So yeah, he is toxic. It's kinda like Nasus, really. The only thing you can do is 2v1 him with your Jungler and make his own lane miserable until you can't fight him no more, to where you beat up his teammates until they can't fight with Vlad/Nasus.