Talk:Vladimir/@comment-144.132.32.2-20120329073508/@comment-27.32.123.70-20120329103826

he has a couple of counters. probably vlad just gets mixed up with horrible opponents not know how to deal with him. I play vlad in normal (kennen is for ranked with me) and omfg, every opponent I've laned with are soooooo awful and I get fed alot.

The thing to note is, vladimir can be countered by alot champions during the early laning phase. Why? because he's a medium ranged ap and gets wrecked if he isn't able to get close to his opponent (writing from a mid vlad player view). Some examples are brand, lux, swain etc. Sure he can avoid some skillshots with his pool, but is it really worth the 20% cost? Plus, if you want to gank him, get your team mate on the lane to harass him heavily to force vlad pool which has a long cooldown. On top of all that, just try to deny his farm, MUST deny his farm as a carry.

About revolver/WotA I'm not going to say anything, because you are unmoveable in lane when you complete the item regardless of the nerfs.

Burst ap casters will wreck as well, such as leblanc which, if fed will give vlad a smack to the face for most of the game. However yes, Vlad's farming abilities are quite strong, but if you want a strong farm it's risky because his E needs to get up close. However I agree, after revolver it's extremely difficult to push vlad out of the lane. About teamfights, vlad is damn strong. He could just stand there during a teamfight, ult, Q to heal up and spam his E throughout the whole time and going into pool if focused.

And to round it all up, I agree with you. After all the nerfs he still remains fairly strong if played correctly. Yes he is a safe AP too and can recover in the lane by last hitting minions with his Q and staying back. Never played against a good vladimir sadly. Not up to the point of OP but he is strong if left unchecked in a game.

Phew! Back to maths homework.