User blog comment:Gerokrat/Suggestions for Life Steal/@comment-5556439-20130926141542

HP regen isnt as bad as people say it is, although vs constant ranged harass its bad.

Lifesteal only pays off if your consistenly able to benefit from it. Crit and attack speed I feel are more important than Lifesteal, as a Vamp Scepter or Quints give enough to sustain prior to a fight. They will hold you off in the sustain department for quite awhile.

Overall though, lifesteal is completely fine in its current iteration.