User blog comment:Supp0rt4n00bz/Welcome to the League of Hydra!/@comment-5035765-20131219200802

because it gives a lot of AD without farming?

because its pieces are easier to afford than BT's (i don't think any single part of Hydra is over 1000 gold on its own, meanwhile BT you have to have 1550 all at once, then nearly 1000 again)?

because this item makes farming stronger, while BT is made stronger by farming, meaning someone with a Hydra can immediately fight with it at full strength, while someone with a BT has to dick around killing minions, and has to do it again any time they die?

because BT is supposed to be a Carry item (think about which lane is the most likely to sit around farming so that they could get more money, then more stacks), while Hydra is supposed to be a Toplane item (melee only, makes farming easier, which can be a bitch in top)?

because that 1400 gold you use to go from a Tiamat to a Hydra actually gets you AD as well as the lifesteal, which is often the only form of sustain many of the champs you named have without building tanky as hell?