Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4638923-20120513001142/@comment-166.248.64.230-20120513055353

lichbane? on vlad? Like, i've never even seen that recomended. Vlad has such low AS/AD that it seems totally wasted. Let me show you some math as to why i don't think this makes ANY sense:

Lich bane- 350 mana wasted. 7% MS pretty unnecessary esp if you build ryala. 30 MR- pathetic for the price. 80 AP. The passive is okay... i guess.... but Vlad will only be at 1 a/s if you're doing well, and this is an item much better suited to champs like TF. Total cost: 3100 gp

Zhonya's- 50 armor- good because vlad has a tendancy to be focused. 100 AP. Really useful active for a guy who tends to be the other team's biatch if they're scared of him. Total price: 3157 gp

So, LB will offer you 48 more dmg on q, 20 more heal (not counting spellvamp or rabadons in either case), 36 more dmg on e, and 56 more damage on ulti. and 112 more hp. And you'll get a cool looking proc that really doesn't fit into a slow-attacking vlad's build.

Zhonya's will give you 60 more dmg on your q, 25 more heal, 45 more on your e, and 70 more on your ulti. Plus 140 hp, and the added survivability that LB simply can't give you. This is why nobody will recommend lich bane on vlad.