User blog comment:Rapacious/Rapacious's sexy guide to understanding ranged AD builds/@comment-4199297-20120203142959/@comment-3238314-20120204023830

It's a "bonuses are lost upon death item" that's also a "gives bonuses that are lost upon death but also gives the stats required for you not to die easily item". It's true the bonuses are lost on death, but you're picking it to better avoid dying?