Talk:Vladimir/@comment-199.234.90.214-20110817152131/@comment-58.7.237.111-20110818150555

hes really not a viable mid choice anymore, unless your opponent picks a worse and more unplayed champ .so many others champs have been buffed or created that easily surpass him during lane... for instance an annie will probably own the hell out of you , her nuking power is massive after a number of buffs , and her stun combo requires no skill at all to land. vlads E is virtually useless for anything other then super fast creep wave killing, its random targeting makes it pretty much worthless in a fight when there are lots of targets ( such as creep waves ). other champs such as caitlyn with her unbalanced range a virtually impossible to lane effectivly against. her auto attack range is longer then your longest range ability. . another is oriana, she again far out ranges you and her skills are far more easily spamable and nuke for far more damage. plus she only needs to land one skill on you to then proceed with her entire combo, again like annie. A competent Lux to a lesser degree even out shines vlad significantly in mid, with solid cc and again far far more range then vlad , she can force you back easily and hit you for a ton of damage early game with little risk to herself. the current trend of champs in LOL is long range champions and tanky dps, almost everything else is a struggle to play. A caitlyn in side lane with a tank or off tank to protect her basicly guarantees her and her partner the lane, unless of course you ALSO have a long range champion to counter her with. Brand is another, he need only land one of his spells and he can easily drop his entire combo on you