Talk:Vladimir/@comment-5002283-20120826082212/@comment-178.166.24.118-20120826105943

I play Vlad a lot and I still find myself struggling to balance between CDR and MPen. CDR Boots + Masteries (21/9/0) gives you 19% CDR. Throw in the Elixir and you get 29% which pratically caps with Blue buff. However you must assume that Blue buff won't be on you frequently since Vlad is primarily a top laner in double AP comps, and Elixir should not be rushed before other core item components. Therefore I'm finding the DFG an increasingly better alternative for CDR. Besides, the active synergizes with ult and it's amazing against non-sustain or slow sustain lanes: R, DFG, Q takes a huge chunk of health when your enemy laner was never expecting a hit like that. The major problem is that you have to drop Abyssal/Void Staff for DFG (WotA, Rabadons, Rylai's and Zhonya's are core on any Vlad and should never be replaced) which means your MPen is deceptively weak, even with MPen marks and masteries.