Howdy,

Nice work on the guide, very well done. I do disagree with the items you have listed, however. I think there are 4 important things for Vladimir: AP, Magic Penetration, Health, and CDR. The main problem I have with your guide is the force of nature. It doesn't fulfill any of these needs. Spirit Visage is a better item for Vlad, and it is always the first thing I rush. The CDR is essential for spamming his Q and E. The health is just a nice bonus, as it also adds AP, and thus it has taken care of 3 of the 4 stats that Vlad needs. And as for the HP/5 aspect of FoN, this is easily made up for by the 20% increased healing effects. Spirit Visage has great synergy with Vladimir's Q, and the increased healing will make up for the loss of HP/5. As for the Magic Resist, if you are going for an item that is good for surviveability in all situations, Guardian Angel, which provides both armor and magic resist, is much better. Force of Nature is very situational, for if you are up against a mage heavy team. If it should be bought by vlad at all, it should certainly not be bought in every game. I like the rest of your item selections, though. Flat magic pen items are much better than the void staff in my opinion, especially since % MR reduction is calculated AFTER the flat MR reduction, so the sorc boots that you will have in every game would offset the benefit of the Void Staff greatly. For this reason, I agree that Abyssal Scepter is a much better item. And with Abyssal Scepter, you have yet another reason that the Force of Nature is overkill. I know that FoN has some absurd statistics, but I don't think they are suited for Vlad. I'm pretty new to Vlad, so I'm not going to -1 your guide, just throwing out the thoughts that I have come up with after discussing Vladimir builds with my friends. Keep thinking about it and good luck with your build!