Talk:Vladimir/@comment-5275191-20120716112638/@comment-4659726-20120716235219

Very long discussion below. But what Porch said. Defensive masteries is better suited for top which is a battle of attrition. Mid lane not so much because burst+CC is everything there.

CDR and vlad passive is a very good reason as to why people pick defensive masteries on him. CDR = more spells = more damage, and vlad passive converts some hp into AP which should make up for the loss of 5% AP and 18 AP from offense quite a bit. It would still be "weaker" but it is all a matter of what do you want to accomplish in lane. Late game it doesn't matter as much, you wreck most people late game besides maybe a fed AD carry with a good team to keep you off them.