Talk:Hextech Gunblade/@comment-124.168.6.68-20111023030901/@comment-3534079-20111023032123

It wasn't necessarily because it was OP; it was because of the stats you got for its cost. Bear in mind that it's the ONLY item in the game that gives both lifesteal and spell vamp, which I'd say is pretty awesome. On top of that you get AP and AD to effectively utilize the lifesteal and spell vamp it gave. Then there's the active part of the weapon. There weren't really many items as cost effective as this one before the nerf.

It's still viable, but when you get it now you won't shoot up as far in strength as you did before.