Have it so the delayed damage is reduced for ranged compared to melee champ. Make it so melee champs take 30% of damage as bleed over 3 seconds while ranged take 5% damage as bleed over 3 seconds. This way the item still keep its identity and ranged champ can't really abuse it cough 
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DaNinad2 votesMake it 15 like pre buffs, I think 5% would make it just subpar to bloodthirster
z63XnLCMwX1 votesMake it 15 like pre buffs, I think 5% would make it just subpar to bloodthirster
Originally it was meant for AD casters, blood thirster only work for AA, while this allows sustain from physical damage. ranged AD carries weren't intended to build this item.
Geshultz2 voteshttp://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-522-notes#patch-Deaths-Dance
It was meant to be built on ranged AD casters also known as Lucian, Miss Fortunate, and other such marksmen. That is why it was introduced with the marksmen update.
z63XnLCMwX1 voteshttp://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-522-notes#patch-Deaths-Dance
It was meant to be built on ranged AD casters also known as Lucian, Miss Fortunate, and other such marksmen. That is why it was introduced with the marksmen update.
It said "casters" not ranged AD casters. This meant it includes champions like 
not just the ones that has ranged casting ability.
Edit: Here's the quote from your link
"Lifesteal as a stat for champions that primarily use abilities has always been an interesting space to work in, but often failed because the 'casters' in question lack the inherent durability to really start draining and instead just die on the spot. Death's Dance instead provides 'pseudo-durability' - just enough to give the user time to get their sustain engine going, but forcing that lifesteal to work overtime so as not to succumb to their accumulated debt. Can you outrace your own death, or will you just dance around it?"
Geshultz2 votesIt was meant to diversify the builds of AD caster marksmen. Hence the reason why Essence Reaver was made into a crit item that grants cooldown reduction and Death's Dance was added into the game.
Chembaron Yamada1 votesExcept that there are ranged AD casters as well?
Just some examples of ranged AD casters. I think that it actually was fully intended for them.
5% is definitely too harsh, way too harsh.
AirKingNeo1 votesI don't think that fixes the Riven problem, but maybe just nerf Riven.
Also 5% for ranged would be literally unusable. You meant 15, right?
NineTailedMystic1 votesMake 20% for Melee and 10% for Ranged.