User blog comment:Willbachbakal/(Item Concept) Hybrid Items Must Die!/@comment-24364644-20140523012318/@comment-1330314-20140523013215

It's true that they have a unique niche, and that's what I'm trying to preserve as much as possible ( still remains an autoattack-based item that makes you stronger as you autoattack and duel enemies, still remains a fantastic option for AP assassins to get both sustain and crowd control), but if by "niche" you mean AP/AD hybrid items, I don't think it's a niche worth keeping, for the above reasons. It's also a niche that's far too restrained: having an item that's really good on certain champions is fine, having an item that can only be functional on a select few champions is not.