Hi, I'm 1753 top elo, and I've got a 71% win rate as vlad with 80 games (ranked) under my belt. Vlad is an amazingly fun champion, and is amazingly strong mid-late game.

I only run flash ignite on Vlad, specially with the move Quints, it's fine without ghost. The hextech you upgrade into the Will of Ancients, the spirit visage, now that it actually applies to spell vamp, is basically going to take the place of 3 hextechs. It gives Vlad MR, which I never found myself NOT buying an Abyssal Cepter b4, so this REALLY is actually a Better path for vlad.

Please, don't be bad with vlad. Constantly buy HP pots, keep your stacks up, specially near a teamfight, good luck, and use that E button, pretend it's BETTER than your Q.

NOTE/PROTIP: Vlad's E is totally weird. Hover it, you'll notice it's range is puny. Yet, when you use Q on something like Dragon, you can stand there and use your E. Mastering your E max range is how you dominate as vlad, it's not a bout his Q. That heals and does sick harass damage. Good luck, bye.