User blog comment:JBox2D/Items/@comment-24420226-20140226222127/@comment-24090662-20140227035858

The reason I think executioner's should be more of an ADC item, is that if it's appealing to bruisers, bruisers will buy it, and you want something with that much impact to be on somebody who can be easilly taken down if they need to be. Also, heal reduction on a class who's dueling power relies primarilly on out-surviving their opponent would give them incredible dueling potential against other bruisers.

My intent for the lichbane was to make it into a more ap bruiser item, given that triforce, which is it's ad offensive counterpart, is mainly a bruiser item.