Vladimir dota 2 wiki

General DiscussionVladimir

What happened to that item, i remember the days when we used to build it on Anti-mage, phantom lancer, Lycan, ursa
How did it and why did it disappear since i was gona for almost a year and a half from this game since 6.83 came back around 7.02

still he’s at the head of russia

Yes master Putin is, but in game he disappeared why?

I would assume because of the talents. Most of the cores now have lifesteal talent. And for pushing Dominator seems better.

What about Anti mage and, pl i used to go for it after fury > yasha > Vlads > Manta

To me it seems that talents changed the way you build heroes for one reason or another, depends on a hero. I’m sure some bluestars will answer to this question better anyways..

I’m actually curious myself too, tbh

new regen formula makes regen much better than lifesteal for most heroes so hotd is better. also 20 AS > 15% damage for summons as well

Yes i get what it does for summons but isn’t lifesteal better on AM ?

u can delay it for 5 mins and buy tarras instead

Lifesteal is not better
U already go bf and the Regen change makes it enough to sustain you
Bf wand is pretty good regen

vlad pl was never not retarded

it’s still very good, same as blight stone. People are just too dumb to buy them

hotd replaced it on offlaners

yeah after 7.00 I hardly see any carry or core buying Vlads, might see it on supports tho

I used to go vlads for visage after domi, but i realized that drums is a lot better

battle fury gives regen
current focus on tempo means vlads is very underwhelming on most heroes
meteor hammer is better for pushing, hotd gives insane regen and is good for pushing, heroes that really liked Vlads (like ursa or old am) are now trash tier, emphasis on jungling dropped a lot, emphasis on soloing rosh dropped a lot

Vlads was core on antimage, cuz it gave you the ability to stay on lane and blink without limiations (manaregen). Since you can regen now while hitting neutrals, getting a clarity if needed or a salve is just the cheaper choice, without slowing your farm down.

Hope they either make a new item that builds from vlads or just rework it entirely. Ignoring how good it is, it’s just kind of a bland item that just gives an aura that boosts a bunch of stats a bit.

Wasn’t vlads core for the lifesteal and because orbs back then didn’t stack so it was the only lifesteal available

Yes (is too short minimum is 6 characters)

Vlads basically became a support item only used for its aura. Vladimir dota 2 wiki
It became shit when they removed the Attack Modifier/Orb effect from items, since its the only lifesteal item before that wasn’t an Attack Modifier.

I think the reason is no more orb effects on simple lifesteal. Previously vladimir was the only lifesteal which wasnt orb effect. Ursa now needs only mask to take solo roshan

I asked myself the same question and i bought it on Brew today. Was pretty good but it didnt feel as strong as it was. I think drums might have been better but I wanted to buy vlads since I cant even remember the last time i bought it. It needs a buff or rework because yeah as others have said in this thread already, the changes to regen and other items kinda make it obsolete right now

Ring of aquilla is the alternate to vlads imo, good stats and aura that we can manipulate. Vlads might be good item on supports rather than cores since there are many good items that surpasses vlads.