Talk:Vladimir/@comment-67.248.86.64-20130129003252/@comment-178.166.24.118-20130129152603

Why would anyone even consider Warmog's when Rylai's and Liandry's are perfectly viable on Vladimir? They give loads of HP on their own already and much more damage and utility as well. And his passive gives him a lot of HP, there's no point getting Warmog's just for the sake of it.

Warmog's + Deathcap = 5850g for 181 AP and 1210 HP + health regen from Warmog's (kinda wasteful since Vlad already regens a lot with Q) + extra AP from Rabadon's passive on other items and runes (mostly a mid/late game passive, doesn't do much early without other items to rely on)

Liandry's + Rylai's = 5800g for 160 AP and 996 HP + Rylai's slow (essential for kiting and giving Vlad some form of CC) + Flat Magic Penetration (priceless with the S3 changes) + Liandry's Active (which does lots of damage against high health targets)

A mid-game Vladimir with Warmog's + Rabadon's is slightly more tanky (200 extra hp) but does way less damage, specially since he doesn't have any penetration at all (aside from Runes/Masteries) or ways to stick to his target if they make a run for it. The thing is, in the second build you'll also get a Rabadon's afterwards and your damage goes through the roof. In the first build you're gonna get maybe a Rylai's, a Void Staff or an Abyssal but you won't deal nearly as much damage.