User blog comment:Braumissomanly/Would iceborn gauntlet be better with ability power or attack damage?/@comment-1330314-20140604115811

The only reason has AP on it is because  has AP. I think it would be a lot better if Sheen and Iceborn both gave AD instead, not because there's scaling with the Spellblade effect (there isn't) but because it synergizes in any case with landing a Spellblade autoattack. It could also potentially feel the enhanced attacks feel more powerful. Most champions who pick Iceborn Gauntlet are AD-based, and even AP champions who pick it need to autoattack to make use of the effect, so changing the AP to a smaller amount of AD would benefit everyone with minimal loss.