User blog comment:Xyclone010/Critical Effect/@comment-25970203-20150612132223

If im too harsh know that i have no other way to explain why i dont like any of these.

The new SOTD seems like a worse PD or shiv as it can't be controlled and can be on cooldown at inopportune moments for teamfights.

Assassins dont really need more tools to be more effective. ONce we shift out of a tank meta they will be oppressive all over again. Realisitically assassins dont need another armor pen item because they have the ever popular LW as well as the less popular but still somewhat effective on some of them BC. another item would be nice, but with Crit strike you are running into giving them crit chance and i dont think crit is really designed for assassins. Not really saying its bad on them just from a design philosophy it looks to be more geared towards consistent damage dealsers like fighters and ADCs and that assassins taking them is just an abuse case which you have to take with the stat.

Valor shield and battle armor. No just no. We are in the midst of a tank meta and these items will be worth getting on an adc much less a tank. There is no need for any item as powerful as battle armor. Thornmail is already barely off from broken. Just no.