Hey there, I think i want to learn how to play vlad. I have some questions but a little about my background so you can maybe get a feel for if this is even worth giving a crack at.
Im 40, and a former HOTS player. I typically play a lot of melee bruiser types, mostly champs with low skill expression because I dont think I have the hand speed/dexterity/precision or the mental agility to perform high level combos that other champs have. Ive been playing league on and off since 2022 I think maybe S12? I started at the end of 2022 and played for a few months as some support amumu and brand and reached silver. Stopped before the end of the second split and took a break, then came back the next year in 2023 and started playing top lane a lot because it felt better than playing supp to me. I wanted a bit more agency over my game rather than relying on trying to set up for my adc.
I Hit G4 at one point with mostly Garen top lane but it took me what felt like many many games to get there. I messed around with some Garen, some Darius, Trynd, Yorick during that time, and would sometimes play them mid-lane. I started to enjoy midlane and started to play other champs there like sylas because I wanted to learn an AP champ. I typically play a lot of melee bruiser types, mostly champs with low skill expression because I dont think I have the hand speed/dexterity/precision or the mental agility to perform high level combos that other champs have.
I recently played an ARAM and picked vlad, and i had a lot of fun with him but had no idea what i was really doing. I'm not typically used to mages but he seems like a lot of fun.
I know hes a heavy scaling champion and a late game nuker but what is the playstyle i should be going for in lane? whats his identity? how should i be laning against my opponent and clearing the wave? are there any tricks to cs'ing under tower better? are there any tricks to clearing the wave faster when you need to hard shove? Should I be looking to team up with my jungler and shove and roam? or should I just be passively farming in lane keeping a neutral game state?
How do I attack my opponent when my range is so short? Every time i try to trade I feel like I lose half my HP bar and i have to spend the next 45 seconds in lane Q'ing every minion and dodging every ability without apporaching the wave. I keep cooking my lane because it feels like I am making poor trades.
Need advice I want to play the blood god