User blog comment:Braumissomanly/some items a bit to strong?/@comment-24792363-20140725194811/@comment-24792363-20140725195707

and last whisper is ADC's only counter to tanks (aside from brk) and is typically purchased late-game because that is when armor has stacked high enough to need a % shred. early game it really only gives ~10 armor pen, less for some champions, and yommu's ghostblade offers far superior stats early-mid game. and yommu's is an item pretty much specifically designed for AD-assassins and bruisers to give them the burst damage they need to be effective, because without it their class would not match up with tanks that have inherently high damage or ranged characters that can kite them. statikk shiv is similar, offers cost efficiency and mobility for autoattackers to keep them alive and push the lane. it's their solution for people who have bad clear early game but can use crit well. though I'd agree that building out of a GP10 item, it could cost another couple hundred, because the passive is indeed stronk