Talk:Vladimir/@comment-220.255.1.155-20120119080623/@comment-4714788-20120122003855

Neither, start out with a Rylai's. Vladimir relies on staying in battle longer to deal damage (shorter then average cooldowns with lower then average damage per spell). Staying in battle requires health (hence his passive) and rylai's provides plenty of that. It also gives you a 30% slow on your Q to prevent enemies from just running away after they use their cooldowns.