From what Riot stated with their introduction, swapping smite out for something else will let you keep the item and its properties, but you will not be able to smite, so the smite portion is wasted.
TBH, the only ones worth keeping, ignoring smite, are bloodrazor and cinderhulk for specific champions/builds.
--->Use varies in on-hit builds. Other AS options may be better, depending on the build/champ if not smiting.
--->Use varies in HP-based builds.
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might be better for pure HP purposes (burn not valued) if not smiting.
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Absolutely no reason not to switch if you aren't smiting.
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Absolutely no reason not to switch if you aren't smiting.