Need Vlad Master

[quote=MetallicaFreak]Ive only been playing Vladimir a short time and I know you are not good with a champion instantly,but I feel like I should be doing better with Vlad then I am. I've seen some great ones out there and so I am asking for your help on how to build/play vlad to make him tanky as well as put out some nice dmg. I usually play 3v3 and build him 9/0/21. I start with a Amp tomb then build shoes and soul stealer from there I try and get death cap and then pending on the situation ill go from there. But some tips on early game and the combos i shoudl be usuing would help. I try and harass with Q, but im not sure with what to do against champs like Caitlyn who have a farther reach then I do. Any advice would be helpful except things like LTP and your a noob you cant play Vlad. Thx for the help.[/quote]

[quote=Mowen]First of all please don't rush a Mejai's unless you are doing VERY well and know you can ensure you will get more kills. I also don't like rushing deathcap. I almost always rush Rylai's (AP AND health) because it lets you chase with your Q and gank better because of it. Then after that I would get mejai's or deathcap depending on how you're doing. If you are doing bad you could also get a [[hextech revolver]] to make you more survivable / surprising health return. I consider myself a good Vlad player (maybe not a master because I don't really play ranked) but I usually play 5v5's and have only played Vlad on TT a few times. You can still add me if you want though I will be pretty busy most of this week. Ingame name is Mowen. Make sure you read the top Vlad guide. For champs with longer range than you you might want to try starting with boots and health pots to actually be able to get in range and hit them with your Q. Being faster is awesome! ^.^ My typical build: [[sorcerer's shoes]] >> [[rylai's crystal scepter]] >> [[rabadon's deathcap]] >> [[zhonya's hourglass]] >> insert situational items here. :) I hope this helps![/quote]

[quote=MetallicaFreak]Thanks for the tips I will definetly have to try them out I did try Hextech yesterday and it acutally does return quite a bit of health. I did better but maybe its not so much what I'm building its still more of learning the champ and what he is capable of.[/quote]

[quote=Xandriah]i was about to post the same thing, and this response helped a ton. thank you[/quote]

[quote=wRAthoFVuLK]I'll just put this here for anyone who checks out this thread :) [quote=wRAthoFVuLK] if you are on US servers, add me: wRAthoFVuLcAn I can address any further questions you may have, but here we go: as for masteries, I go 9-0-21, and for runes, I get cooldown glyphs, magic pen marks, and HP seals and quints. Build him AP, he deals a ton of damage and still is slightly tanky. This is how I build him: [icon=Amplifying Tome][icon=Health Potion] [icon=Ionian Boots of Lucidity] [icon=Mejai's Soulstealer] [icon=Will of the Ancients] [icon=Rabadon's Deathcap] [icon=Spirit Visage] [icon=Rylai's Crystal Scepter] With these items, you get CDR so you can constantly spam your Q, will of anc. and spir visage give you more self-healing, so you can heal up REALLY quick with your Q, deathcap gives you more AP with Mejai's, and rylai gives you more AP, HP, and slows enemies every time you Q them. Try it out, and post how you did ^_^ [/quote] :)[/quote]

[quote=Xandriah]i would have never even thought about the visage. sweet, im going to try this as soon as i get the chance.[/quote]

[quote=wRAthoFVuLK]note: visage doesn't give you more self-healing, but it does give more HP regen, CDR, and is cheap[/quote]

[quote=Xandriah]i die waaay too much in the start :( im playing defensively but i just go squish. any suggestions?[/quote]

[quote=Mowen][quote=Xandriah] i die waaay too much in the start :( im playing defensively but i just go squish. any suggestions? [/quote] Which runes do you use? Using health quints could help. If you start with an [[amplifying tome]] it will give you a little more base health. Or if you start with [[boots of speed]] and 3 health pots you will be able to dodge the enemy better and still have health pots for health regen. What I try to do is just focus on last hitting with my Q (and auto attack of course) until lvl 5 and then I can start harassing the enemy because it's on a short enough cd.[/quote]

[quote=wRAthoFVuLK]exactly what Mowen said. look at what I said up top for the runes. tome gives you AP and HP with your passive early game, great item to grab. Just remember, Q Q Q Q. Later game I get it to like less than a second CD and like...a lot of damage and heals. So yea. =D[/quote]