Talk:Vladimir/@comment-87.172.194.68-20130103223935

No one really uses sustain-champs, because they get ass-kicked by the dominating AD-Carrys or jump-around champs (example: warwick etc.). their enemys are bruisers/off tanks that get more damage than usually needed for that type but riot doesn't want to nerf the best-sellers.

Now, Vlad can be a AP Champ with some sustain, therefore he might be an AP that needs the poor enemy ad carry to waste a few seconds more on him and while doin this he's taking some damage, that hurts his 0 defence champ unless it's nerfed to the ground.

However, put something like Fiddle, Warwick etc. against him and he drops or at least loses trades. But since most of his counters are unpopular, he must be OP, so nerf him.

The way Riot is currently balancing, we're about to play only Champs like Darius, Vayne, Soraka and Elise.

That said, I don't play ranked, therefore I play champs with a Playstile I like and since Vlad's hasn't be changed I still play him, unlike Twitch that once was my main and only saw 1 game after remake - and never will another one.