Talk:Vladimir/@comment-24.16.173.48-20120303062104/@comment-3165723-20120306220842

Your big deal with Vlad appears to be that he has sustain. You're right, in terms of sustain he's probably unmatched in LoL. The problem is that in the list of things that an Ap carry needs to be good at, sustain is pretty much at the bottom right now. The fact that he lacks CC almost entirely means he's already behind most AP carries. The fact that a good portion of his damage requires him to be in close range to reliably hit means he's even further behind most AP carries. The fact that he pretty much relies on having two WotA to be much of a threat means he's behind most AP carries even FURTHER. There are very situations in which I would not rather have a Swain or Cass or Anivia on my team instead of Vladimir. This is just my opinion.