Both get 8 AD, Cull loses the gold generation passive.
Doren's Blade loses the lifesteal, but gains more HP.
Cull loses the OnHit heal, but gains an actually decent chunk of lifesteal.
One item for fighting a poke-heavy lane, one item for fighting all-in lanes.
ChaddyFantome1 votes
would always get picked over Dorans then because the LifeSteal would be overall more effective HP as almost all stages of the game AND scales into mid to late with AD and attackspeed, unless you made 
have more HP than 
Rebonack1 votes
They already both have 80 HP. Of course Doren's Blade would need more than 80 HP if it loses lifesteal.
ChaddyFantome1 votesThey already both have 80 HP. Of course Doren's Blade would need more than 80 HP if it loses lifesteal.
If you can't see an issue with making the defensive tanky starting item have way less HP than the offensive AD staring item, i don't know what to tell you.
Rebonack1 votesIf you can't see an issue with making the defensive tanky starting item have way less HP than the offensive AD staring item, i don't know what to tell you.
Doren's shield is in desperate need of buffs because the thing is a trap option the vast majority of the time. But this topic isn't about Doren's shield, is it?
ChaddyFantome1 votesDoren's shield is in desperate need of buffs because the thing is a trap option the vast majority of the time. But this topic isn't about Doren's shield, is it?
Except any buffs in regard to HP to Dorans shield would make it busted again. Buffing it's HP just to justify its place in relation to your doran's blade change is ridiculous.