@riot please buff vlad
the problem with Vlad isn't that he is bad, he is just so predictable, the double damage on crimson rush sends a postcard in advance so people always know its coming (it has a progress bar, a visual and auditory queue). i'd rather you remove crimson rush all together and just lower the cool down of his abilities, and a utility passive like anemia which would be like a stacking mini exhaust ( i mean this guy is literally pulling the blood from peoples bodies, there is a lot of room for creativity, maybe 4% slow and damage reduction per stack up to 5 stacks?) which procs on all drain abilities (q,w,r) and maybe have his e proc like trauma which fractures armor and magic resist at max charge instead of a slow ( im paying 8% health please make it worth it). these changes would at least give Vlad some consistency, instead of just jumping down Vlads throat cause you are a high dps ad champion and Vlad has obscene cool downs and no mobility now you have to plan it out or else you'll end up severely crippled while Vlad drains your health bar, it gives Vlad an identity that is more than just "tons of damage" a defensive mage, who can contend with high damage carries. OR you could just buff Vlad
TL:DR buff Vlad or rework him cause he isn't working