User blog comment:Myself v1.0/Custom item: Ruhgosk Chopper/@comment-5577201-20121128213906/@comment-5209745-20121129215317

Yeah, Jax could be stronger, but as you said, think about other hybrids like Kayle, that are not so strong, and all the other para-hybrids like Yi. It's just not fair that because of one character the rest can't get something useful, that would be like "Hey, Lich bane is too strong on Mordekaiser, better nerf Irelia!".

The black cleaver was a great item on the other hybrids and para-hybrids, because it helped to tally their stats, and also amplified their physical damage with each hit, no matter how low it was. So, now that it is getting privatized just for AD casters, it feels natural that Malady gets upgraded into a mixture of both, as afterall, most Malady users were hybrids.