PROS

• Much higher survivability
• Easier early game
• Maximizes Vlads strengths.
• Still have a decent amount of DPS

CONS

• Not your teams main source of damage
• There are none others.

DEFENSE

• Block : Helps in the laning phase to mitigate harass.

• Recovery : Helps you to stay in in lane and farm.

• Unyielding : Mitigate harass

• Veteran Scars : Any HP you get will be increases by 12% (40.32 HP) Free stats!

• Oppression : Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Randuin's Omen will proc this -3% reduction.

• Juggernaut : along with the runes you'll have 12% increased HP from items.

• Hardiness & Resistance : mostly filler but help slightly with laning.

• Perseverance: This will really help you against bully lanes.

• Swiftness : As the initiator this will help you to engage/disengage.

• Second Wind: With the high amount of HP this is a huge help to sustain you in fights.

Legendary Guardian

Swiftness

UTILITY

• Phasewalker :Marginally helpful. All other points are mana related.

• Fleet of Foot:Very helpful, adds almost 5ms at level 1 with Boots and every bit helps when you're running for the kill.

• Scout :Same as Phasewalker.

• Summoner's Insight : -30 seconds on Heal to 4.5 minutes CD, -21 seconds on Ghost to 3.15 minutes.

• Alchemist : Makes your 5pot start and future backs much more effective, especially when using Tides of Blood.

• Vampirism Helpful for a little bit more sustain until you get your Hextech Revolver and come on. . . It's Vlad.

• Wealth Fun for the 5 pot start + 15 extra gold! That means you can back on 1185 instead of waiting for 1200!!!!!!!!!