Vladimir is not a vampire.

I am a Vlad main and a lore enthusiast. Since he's been slightly elevated into the spotlight thanks to his name coming up in the Mid-Year Mage Rework post, I felt it necessary to highlight this.

On a personal level, it reeeaaaally bothers me that people keep saying over and over that Vladimir is a vampire, or defined as being a vampire, or whatever variation on that phrasing exists.

He's a blood mage with vampire aesthetics sure, but no where is it ever stated that Vladimir's a vampire. There's no mention to an aversion to sunlight, there's nothing suggesting he drinks blood, and there's nothing implying that he's undead in any way.

He just really, really likes blood. That's it.

Edit: Yes, he has a tremendous amount of vampire-related thematics and skins, and there's no reason he shouldnt be a vampire, just so happens that he isnt for whatever reason. I'm not opposed to him being one, it's just that he's not, and I'm the type of person who likes the distinction to be clear.