Talk:Vladimir/@comment-75.36.241.190-20110512032948/@comment-3486816-20110517045607

In the end both are pretty easy to counter. For Malzahar, get a quicksilver sash. For Vlad, get an executioner's calling or use ignite, and then bloodrazor/dfg will tear him apart (high health is pretty easy to counter, sadly). Both are still viable (especially malz as hardly anyone gets QSS, even after dying to your EWR combo 3 times and raging that you're OP), but that's something to be aware of. From what I read vlad has one of the best mid-games in the game, but is less appealing early and late. Both are great, but they are fairly different. Malzahar has pretty epic unsurvivability (no escape and very squishy) but can take down a single target like no other. Vladimir, on the other hand, doesn't as rapidly or as surely take down a single target, but he's a lot easier to survive as and he looks a bit more fun and interesting to play. I'd say wait for the free week if you can (at least don't buy either before the next rotation as I don't think I've seen vlad free for a while and he may be free this week).