I hope a Vladamir VGU is in the next year.

Wild Geese·10/26/2019, 1:53:12 AM·48 votes·13,833 views

Reasons Vlad needs a VGU;

  1. Clunky and laggy abilities. Every spell he casts he stops to cast it, despite having mobility on two of them.
  2. Outdated Passive makes him potentially broken with any new AP or HP that comes out.
  3. Frustrating to play against!
  4. Voice lines are nothing but puns, in Legends of Runeterra he still tells some jokes but there's way more to his character!
  5. He's handsome in his splash-arts. Should look like Invoker from Dota 2, but instead looks like Gruntilda from Banjo Kazooie
  6. Big player in the lore, has a whole rich history and cards in LoR, but under-represented in League because few people want to play him.

So yeah, Plz VGU Vladamir in 2020...

So I have some Ideas, I'm just an amateur videogame designer but I have a few:

  • Remove passive and replace it with extra spell damage according to his current HP total, and spellvamp based on his max HP total.
  • Sanguine Pool untargettable should be replaced with a shield based on max HP.
  • Remove/lower his castimes, free up his actions up during Tides of Blood by making automatically resolve.
  • Replace Q with something more interesting/team utility like maybe something that applies grievous wounds?
  • Give him something that gives his allies lifesteal as well (lifesteal aura), it's thematic to him as a leader. Maybe on his Ultimate.

Just my two-cents, Peace out! [vlad-salute]

34 Comments

Sucction10/26/2019, 6:32:54 AM27 votes

He definitely needs a visual update, but not a significant gameplay update.

If the meta would just change back to a slower, less damage based one, and one of the cdr runes was removed, I think he'd be healthy to play against.

He'd be a battlemage like he's meant to be, instead of afking for 20 minutes and then being a point and click assassin.

kaijukitten10/26/2019, 2:54:50 AM12 votes

Honestly I don't play him but he needs at least a VU so bad. He has no eyebrows, where are his eyebrows?????

The Anivia OTP10/26/2019, 10:41:42 AM11 votes
  • Sanguine Pool untargettable should be replaced with a shield based on max HP. NO

that's is simply the gimmick of the champion , it's like removing evelynn's invisibility if you do that, you'll probably lose the champion all together.

  • Remove passive and replace it with extra spell damage according to his current HP total, and spellvamp based on his max HP total. You're having it wrong

it's actually one of the best way to ruin the champion, unlike singed where mana to life was a little bit too much Vlad doesn't get tons of it, it reinforce the champion aswell as it adds unique elements tot he gameplay , it's the very last stat conversion passive in I think it hsould more be a combination of the 2 that should give him spellvamp.

like for each 10 ap gained(400 hp) and 140 hp(10 ap), recieved, he would get 3% spellvamp (to get 15% he would need 2khp from items and 500ap)

And remove it from q spell

nachocheeseeeee10/26/2019, 3:14:00 AM11 votes

I think he needs a visual update more than a full game play update. I find melee champions like Udyr Rammus XinZhaoShyvana a bit too binary and need of a rework more than Vlad.

Demons Souls10/26/2019, 8:37:01 AM6 votes

A VU would be great but I dread the thought of them changing his gameplay. Any attempts to make Vlad more "fun" to play against would destroy his identity.

Iron Phantom10/26/2019, 9:41:47 AM5 votes

He does need a VU without a doubt his model and ability VFX are seriously dated.

I honestly don't think he needs a gameplay update, it's fine as is in my opinion, maybe some number tweaking other then that it's fine.

I say Facts10/26/2019, 11:46:43 AM4 votes

Skarner Shyvana Nocturne DrMundo These guys are on top list for a VGU so far, they have to VGU them in 2020, if Vlad won't slow any of them, then I am fine with him being a bonus 5th

Metallikaiser10/26/2019, 2:56:08 PM3 votes

I agree his visuals and VO are just an utter disaster and especially a waste of potential. But and I know this is a pretty popular sentiment among his player base, he really doesn't need a gameplay change to go with that, he has strengths and weaknesses, he has decent depth and popularity, he is functional, no reason to get messy in that.

Akali is SO HOT10/26/2019, 6:54:05 AM2 votes

I think he feels very fluid to play. His W and E don't stop him from moving and the cast times on his Q and Ult are very short. Especially when you get some CDR going he feels really good. After Voli/Fiddle I think they are done with reworks for a while so he probably won't be getting any major work done.

AquariusGine10/26/2019, 8:34:23 AM2 votes

What I don't like about his current kit: it's either too easy to shit on him, or he's completely oppressive in lane.

King Livid10/26/2019, 3:41:43 PM2 votes

I agree with the visual and VO side, but if Riot touches his gameplay I'll lose it. They already took Mordekaiser from me, they better not take Vlad too.

I respect your opinion, but it pisses me off when people say Vlad's gameplay is outdated or clunky. There's so much depth and uniqueness to it and the suggestions people come up with are just copies of other champions.

"Frustrating to play against" also pisses me off. Vlad has waaaaaay more counterplay then most champions of you understand his kit and how to beat it. Whenever I lose my otp Vlad to someone top I lock in Pantheon and faceroll the lane.

Q: space the empowered version and look to trade/kill after he uses it.

W: Bait it out. It has a 28s cooldown early lol. If he uses it near full HP he loses 1/5 of his hp.

E: Stand behind minions to block it or use cc to cancel it.

R: 4s pop time. If you correctly followed the early counterplay steps then you can burst him out before he gets his healing back.

Don't take my Vlad otp from me. There are so many champions in the game, they don't need to feel the same or play the same. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean his kit needs to be changed. I don't enjoy Ahri Azir Illaoi Jayce Karthus Jhin kits very much but that doesn't mean I think they should be changed.

Old Morde's kit was cancerous and didn't have much counterplay when you knew how to use it. Vlad is not old Morde. He's already been reworked once and his kit has aged well.

Pika Fox10/26/2019, 3:27:24 PM2 votes

Reasons he doesnt need one: He already got one and isnt problematic, and is playable.

Crimsøn Reäper10/26/2019, 4:56:08 PM2 votes

Only visual update, gameplay is fine imo

ihateyouallmuted10/26/2019, 7:55:36 AM2 votes

The ratios on his Q and E are hugely problematic for the cooldown at max rank. If his damage and sustain were lower at rank 5 but more consistent at early levels, he wouldn't need to be this ridiculous anti-outplay burst mage late game.

The fact that his Q does not have to be charged twice to BE empowered if you USE the empowered Q is from all outside appearances just a shitty bug they kept as a feature. If it were 2 Q's for **every **empowered Q, the haste and healing received could be well compensated without making him ridiculous. The fact is that he can empowered Q every 6 seconds at max cdr. That's not right. There is no window. At 9 seconds, that is more palatable for other long-term duelists to scrap him down after pool.

These are probably my two biggest gripes. That banjo kazooie line lmao

Brown Man Darius10/26/2019, 10:12:51 AM2 votes

If he doesnt get a VGU he needs a massive nerf across the board or a nerf on his Q early game to not full heal on fking MINIONS!!! Dorans sheild vladimir has more sustain than fleet footwork akali with an exceptionally safe laning phase while also being a hyper ultra 1v9 carry late game monster..... This is too much and lets not mention the Q heal, Pool, Q heal, Ult heal, Zhonias, Pool again so on.....

Levi Shãdow10/28/2019, 5:03:26 AM1 votes

yea he really need a vu update, not gameplay change tho. his kit fine, but his visuals... i like the lines in legends of runeterra but i wish they did it with his current voice in the game, i wish they dont change his voice if they decided to update him, it fits him very well, but he need more lines

LH2RN2P210/26/2019, 2:10:08 PM1 votes

REAV3 did say on Reddit that while Vladimir is not necessarily high on their list for VGUs, he would love to give him one. Definitely a possibility, given Riot will most likely not want to give a bunch of Junglers reworks next year and their list is mostly comprised of Junglers.

Toxic Teeto10/26/2019, 2:20:08 PM1 votes

"You look like someone who's got a lot going on beneath the surface."

Vladimir

GhostFromThePast10/27/2019, 2:06:47 AM1 votes

I would also like a VGU to his ultimate skin, sure it looks okay right now, but I don't think it lives up to the current standard of legendary skins. Comparing Blood Lord Vladimir, a legendary skin, to Dark Waters Vladimir, an epic skin, is like comparing Old League Graphics to New League Graphics. Sure, at the time it was acceptable, but right now, its severely lacking.