I love playing a vladimir and I do a lot of experimental builds on him. So I'm wondering what do you guys like to build on vlad?
My personal favourite is 
with ms quints and you get like 450ms and you can just kite your enemy all day long.
When I want to troll people 
. Pool->zhonya->pool->ga->pool xD
As a Plat 3 Vlad main I've basically settled on 
> 
(if snowballing/ahead) otherwise 
or 
if I need additional movespeed for certain matchups (Azir, Cassiopeia). If it's a really hard matchup (Cass, Viktor, Malz, Brand, Azir) my build path will go more like > 
. The early Spectre Cowl allows Vladimir to survive matchups that are really dangerous early that consist of high burst, poke, or that have a lot of aggro. I normally DONT finish immediately after the changes because it really doesn't have much effective difference from aside from the 10% CDR and the ignore magic resist passive which is useless against minions and not noticeable enough early in the game to warrant a rush anymore.
My standard build more often than not is > > >
(New Rylais is insanely good on Vlad. You should be getting this item literally every game as it gives him every stat he needs AND permaslow with enough CDR) > (Several AD threats) otherwise finish then (If NO NEED for Zhonyas) > / depending on your needs.
/ I find is the best all-round build for vlad. If you're running 10% CDR Glyphs which you should, you can drop Lucidities for Merc's after SV to cap out on CDR making you extremely annoying and hard to kill.
Bonus; If you're snowballing extremely hard early-game, go > , the additional burst and movement speed is insane and synergizes so well with your low cdr kit. Never grab Ludens Echo over Ryalis or Zhonyas unless you're super ahead or just going for a fun build. Abyssal Scepter is pretty good too for heavy magic threats, where you can sub out Zhonyas. If you need any tips or advice I'll be happy to help.
I either build , 
, , . , 
, then follow up with Elixir of Sorcery and Alacrity, or if I want a tankier build, I will get , , 
, , , and , then get the Elixir and enchantment. Depending on the matchup, I'll get armor or MR after WotA.
Wota, Ionian Boots, Rylais, Deathcap, Hourglass, Ludens.
start , then rush , finish this item and get some boots , then 
= 30% cd reduction at this point , finish up armor extra healing and survival , then 
you sell , buy 
and finish then and 
and finish , for last item it will depend on how game goes you will have at this point lots of ap , so you could decide depending in how game i going almost always vlad if doing well start to get ganged all the time you could be extra tanky 
or for immortal a few seconds , 
or this extra damage with magic penetration , depend on team , situational
i hope you like xD 
, and to escape or finish up remember vlad don't have a stun .-.
this is how i play him
