Talk:VPBE/@comment-1138914-20150516143413/@comment-3974211-20150516172232

"Bruiser" historically meant health tank - like Mundo and Volibear, by design, or any tank if built as a bruiser. Champions that shrugged off damage (rather than resisting it). Warmog's, Force of Nature and Spirit Visage were their core items. The term stopped being used "correctly" when Riot destroyed health itemization at the end of season 2 (I believe).

These days it is more often used to mean "AP fighter" (with fighter being reserved exclusively for AD champions). This is likely because champions like Amumu, Sejuani, Maokai, Zac, etc, fit into the old meaning - but they kept the name even though the build adjusted to have more damage.