Why is Life Steal So Expensive?

Woodakoodashooda··1 votes·383 views

I'd like to know why COMPLETE life steal items are so expensive.

Unless you're an auto attacker, these items are legitimately not worth their gold value.

Their prices range from 3400 to 3700.

Maw of Malmortius is priced at 3250, but it;s life steal is a condition-based passive with CD and a time limit.

The lifesteal relies on AD; so, like Lethality, it is easily mitigated by armor, especially thornmail.

But, given the cost of lifesteal, no one has to bother rushing thornmail unless it is part of their core build.

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SSmotzer1 votes

Which is why Riot is slowly combining spell vamp and life steal into "damage done" heals you.

Whenever Riot has a mechanic they don't like, like dodge, they slowly work it out of the game. They are doing that with spell vamp now, and then they will start working on life steal items.

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