So this is more or less how I build my Vladimir.

The 3 main items I use for Vlad are the Boots of Lucidity, Will of the Ancients, and a Deathcap. But most of the time u will want at least one Warmogs Armor. Anyways after you have those 3 main items you can pretty much build anything else you want. Sometimes ill just get 3 warmogs and have like 6k health but other time you might want more AP so u can get a Hourglass or Void Staff or whatever.

I use MP Marks, per lvl seals n glyphs then flat AP quintessences.

Yeah so this is what I usually buy for him but as far as play style goes just poke with Transfusion at the beginning then when hes at like half health go in with a combo of all your moves.

Vladimir is an awesome champion. A few reasons why is because 1. He has an awesome Q that heals you, does good damage, lets u stay in a lane longer than most people, also its good if u just got out of a battle and someone threw an ignite on you it can save your life. 2. His W(Sanguine Pool) is one of the best escaping tools out there. It slows, gives you health, awesome at dodging and stopping peoples ultimates and its great for farming big packs of creeps. His E(Tides of Blood) is great for farming minions when combined with Sanguine Pool. its passive also lets you heal for more with your Q. pretty quick cool-down too. It deals a decent amount of damage. And for Vladimirs ultimate Hemoplage, its awesome for teamfights. Whats funny to watch is when the enemy is almost dead and they're trying to out run u with ghost or something u can just ult them and a few seconds later u got'em. but anyways thats that