Talk:Vladimir/@comment-4034197-20110622045808/@comment-3308937-20110622050329

Swain's ult costs mana, Swain doesn't get free survivability by buying damage like Vlad does, Swain doesn't have a spell that makes him pretty much invulnerable which allows him to dodge the nukes that are needed to kill him because harassment is nullified by his Q and spell vamp.

Another thing is that this nerf isn't about him being OP, it's about him being toxic to the game, Vlad was a horrible champion design and Riot is, eventually, going to rework him, but, until then, they'll nerf him to keep him in line.