I have been playing Vlad for quite some time now and have had an idea about possible Ult tweak.
I think that the Vlad Ult should be changed so that he teleports a short distance and still does all the same damage.
Example champs: Malphite, Warwarick, Vi, Jarven IV, LeBlanc, Ahri, Hecarim, Fiddlesticks, Nocturne, Sion, Shyvanna, Zed, Fiora, Yasuo, Urgot, and Akali.
I would like to know what Riot thinks of the idea and from everyone else please and thank you.
It makes no sense really. All you are attempting to do is give an immobile mage mobility with no real thematic reason for it.
Why/how would vlad simply blink forward? Not only would it be hard to convey as part of his core theme as a blood mage, but it's also difficult to fit in to his core play patter. Sure vlad is a front line mage, but he's not not designed for engaging fights. He has no lock down, and if you build him full dmg with only one or 2 def items (like most vlads) his survivability comes from his self heals. And simply jumping into the enemy isn't always the best thing to do.
Not to mention, if vlad does get a blink on his ult, it would in effect increase the range on his ult. (assuming I'm interpreting this properly) and that in and of itself would be a huge buff. Range is extremely powerful in this game. If what you are suggesting doesn't increase his range, but rather teleports vlad to the center of the cast, then read the above paragraph. That's not always something vlad would want to do. Sometimes it's better to just drop yer ult and walk away to let your team do the rest of the work.
