Talk:Vladimir/@comment-9775822-20160302013032/@comment-5211662-20160406233748

Actually, Rabadon's Deathcap isn't a bad item for Vladimir. He synergizes very well with the extra AP, although it is not very obvious, but I will explain why. First, his AP ratios are not actually bad. Yes, they are lower than the average mage, but Vladimir's abilities are on a very low cooldown to compensate. Also, his ult has a insane 78% AP ratio (taking into account the damage amplification). Two champions with actual low AP ratios are Ekko and Lulu, and the latter still go for Deathcap most of time.

Don't forget that the heal on his Q scales with AP too, and for obvious reasons it doesn't scale at all with magic penetration. Also, there is Vlad's passive. The more AP he has, the tankier he will get. And Deathcap alone makes him very tanky.

All those reasons make Deathcap a very good item on Vlad. Although I would say that it isn't a core item, since Vlad can work just as well with a magic penetration/utility focused build, or even with a off-tank build. On my opinion, Vladimir should get Deathcap if his team relies heavily on him as the main magic damage dealer, but if there are other champions with significant magic damage, then Vladimir can afford to not get Deathcap and instead get other items.