Hey Riot, if you're still dishing out Vlad nerfs...

Does that mean the work you did during the MYMU wasnt satisfactory in balancing him and you'll need to take a closer look at him again somewhere down the line?

As someone who's mained him since I started the game, I've always thought Vlad needs work. His core theme of health costs and health costless sustain kind of prevents him from achieving "true balance", but that's who he is and his identity takes precedence over his health as a gameplay element. He'll always be a little bit of a bitch to deal with, but that doesnt mean we shouldnt work together to remove as much toxicity from his kit as possible. The MYMU honestly looked really promising for him - since it was more of a "how can we make Vlad less obnoxious to play against" than a "how can we further explore Vlad's identity" like it was with others such as Malzahar and Vel'Koz.

I guess the point of this post is this; are you guys over at Riot considering moving Vlad into the same position as post-Juggernaut Mordekaiser - where he's going to be looked at for an individual update later down the line - or are you going to do to him what you did pre-MYMU and just nerf him into the ground until he doesnt even need to pool anymore to avoid taking hits - because he'll be a liability to his team.

Regardless of whether he's my main or not, that's a shitty thing to do to a Champion just because they're a pain to balance. I understand you nerfing old Poppy or old Yorick into the ground because a) they were confirmed for big reworks all along and b) they were infinitely more toxic to play against than old Vlad or new Vlad ever were, but nerfing a Champion just because they're a pain to balance and leaving them in that state is...not the type of future players and Rioters should be striving for.

So, to ask my question again, if you're still dishing out Vlad nerfs does that mean you have greater, future plans for him - or are you going to leave him in the gutter until some change to itemization makes him relevant and toxic as all hell again?

Humbly Yours, Tides of Blood