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The Annoying Vladimir
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Spells:
Ignite
Ghost
Ability Order
Crimson Pact (PASSIVE)
Vladimir Passive Ability
Introduction
This is a work in progress.
To do list:
-Add Pros and Cons section-Mid- and Late Game sections
-Skill Info section
-More Tips and Tricks
-A tutorial video
Updated: 8.05.2011
Hello there. This is my first written build/guide. Constructive criticism is welcome. =) Please try the build before voting. Thanks!
Aanyway. I've heard a lot of "Vlad sucks", "Vlad was nerfed to hell" etc. lately, and I can't understand why people think that. Now I don't know what kind of Vlad "The Pentakill" he has been, but in my opinion the current Vladimir is a very capable champion.
In this build I'm focusing in early game dominance. That means denying your opponent from exp and gold by constant

1.

2. Cooldown reduction. And since we started on this path, max cdr in mid/late game.
So, onwards with the guide!
Ignite
Alright. This is the best summoner spell for Vladimir. With this, you are almost guaranteed a kill once you hit level 7. Your ultimate causes ignite to deal 14% more damage. It's a crucial part in your killing combo early game.
Ghost
This will help you gtfo when that dark scary cloud of gank tries to devour you. Ghost + W and you're free!
Flash
Is another good option if you have something against Ghost. :C

Ghost

Flash

9/0/21



9x Greater Mark of Insight
Vladimir's all abilities do magic damage, so this is kind of an obvious choice.
9x Greater Seal of Force
Seals are the most diverse rune for Vladimir. You could go hp, hp/level, hp regen, flat ap and so on, but I chose ap/lvl for that little extra damage late game.
8x Greater Glyph of Focus
1x Greater Glyph of Celerity
For the way I play Vladimir, these are a must. I've tried with ap glyphs but they just won't cut it like these little buttons do. With 9/0/21 masteries, you will have 14.29% cooldown reduction at level 1. At level 16 with
Ionian Boots of Lucidity and
Elixir of Brilliance you will hit 40% cdr. And that's some serious business.
Greater Quintessence of Swiftness
Movement speed to boost up the annoying factor. :b Other good options are flat hp, magic penetration or flat ap.

9x Greater Seal of Force

8x Greater Glyph of Focus




Greater Quintessence of Swiftness

CORE BUILD




Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Hextech Revolver




Rabadon's Deathcap

Will of the Ancients


Rylai's Crystal Scepter




SITUATIONAL ITEMS

Abyssal Scepter


Void Staff

Rabadon's Deathcap

Lich Bane

Smartcasting
One useful thing with Vladimir is smartcast. It means you don't have to first select the ability you want to use, and then select the target. For example: normally if you want to use
Transfusion, you have to first push Q, and then click your target. However, if you go to in game Options -> Key Bindings, scroll down a bit and change your "Smart Cast Spell 1" to Q, you can use
Transfusion MUCH faster by simply hovering your cursor over your target and pushing Q. Now, why would this be important? Because this will maximize your damage. I usually switch to smartcasting at level 9. This makes killing people so much easy. Just hover your cursor over your target and spam Q and E. :p
One useful thing with Vladimir is smartcast. It means you don't have to first select the ability you want to use, and then select the target. For example: normally if you want to use


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