rober2 wrote...
True enough, the Vlad is always a welcome edition for melee type attackers... But personally in my opinion, The Vlad is outdone in the late game by other items.
here's an example: Brood has the Vlad, as well as other items, filling her item slots. in her slot includes the Vlad and a battlefury. We all know that the battlefury regens both Mana and life. Vlad can do the same, but is mediocre compared to the battlefury's regeneration. Vlad may have lifesteal, but so does brood's SS. the vlad may give of a small amount of attack via aura, but you can get more from items like the "MKB", or the "Buriza". for all we know, we could go double Buriza while the SS of the brood is activated. If it crits, Imagine the life-steal you'd recieve.
Fortunately for the Vlad, the game usually ends before I could sell it for something better.
I'm not saying the Vlad is bad, heck It's the first item i get for most melee characters I use.
Vlad has an advantage for it is not an orb effect, so i prefer using this item together with an orb effect for best result ^_^