User blog comment:Supp0rt4n00bz/Welcome to the League of Hydra!/@comment-5514182-20131220034022

I've always seen Hydra as my go-to lifesteal item on bruisers. It's got cheap components, so I can buy a Pickaxe instead of waiting for a BF sword.

Lots of bruisers usually rush Brutalizer, Chainvest, and then Hydra.