Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4372473-20120202220143/@comment-4794516-20120203060010

Vlad's early game tended to be terrible, so giving him 17-15% off his cd of transfuse early game is a pretty big deal. It allows him to both harass and heal more. Cutting 33% off the cost of fully stacked tides of blood really helps shift the spell from costing him hp even with spell vamp to giving him hp. Removing the HP cost from his ult was also huge, as it is an ult that you need to use early in a fight to get much benefit out of. Thus removing its cost effectively gives Vlad 20% more hp in any late game teamfights. I'm not saying he's OP now, but the buffs he was given were certainly significant.