Tank is the only way to build him now. Sunfire into Spirit is the best for farming. I usually then go Rylais for the slow, then Warmogs. After that, I go team dependent. If We need damage, I go Abyssal, if we need more tankiness I choose between Randuins and Banshees.

But this is without a doubt one of the most underrated builds out there. He is a sponge, and can recoup massive amounts of health with a well-timed Ult+spiked Q. Add the ridiculously short cool down he has on many forms of C (especially with Rylais), he's a load.

I've had about 4/5 straight S performances with the build, and it just makes sense. The change to E is clearly intended to make people build him more tanky, and it does a load of damage. You can absolutely eat carries and stick to them like glue, forcing focus and turning fights constantly.

This build has brought back Vladimir (for me). I swear every other build his damage was underwhelming and he couldn't tank, but this one gives both.

This is a very good build. I got alot of golds and kills.

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2179589772/207733157