Talk:Vladimir/@comment-82.113.121.254-20130130094842/@comment-71.178.253.44-20130216151434

way to many tank items. merc treads are good on vlad but usually i would go for sorc or ionian. warmogs is a good item for safety. more than once have i seen players spam Vlad's W and E without thought and eating up 500-600 health. Visage is good, but it gives only 200 health. Sunfire Cape is not really necessary in mid lane unless you are up against a rare Talon or an increasingly popular AP Master Yi (which usually appears top lane). i would highly recommend doing what u said, replacing the cape with Rylai's.

probably a better idea to get Will of the Ancients than spirit visage. more spell vamp with your Q is never a bad thing and Vlad's Q and E cooldowns are around 2 seconds so visage's 20% cooldown reduction is almost unnoticable and his W and R arent really meant to be spammed.

my build is sorc/ionian, WotA, rabadon's, rylai's, liandry's, and guardian angel/warmogs. good amount of everything imo.