Talk:Pantheon/@comment-5209745-20140908225505/@comment-5266525-20140909092310

I'd argue that introducing an AD spell vamp item would actually be a net negative for assassin AD casters because such an item also benefits tanky AD casters who typically end up competing with them for a team slot. They might not gain back as much health per spell rotation but their much higher defenses mean the effective health gain is a lot higher - so you end up encouraging sustained damage patterns more in the long run.

Talon, Kha'Zix, Zed and Riven would love it, to be sure, but so would Lee Sin, Renekton, Darius, Vi, Jarvan and Olaf among others... and they probably aren't in dire need of an itemization boost at the moment.

Granted, Pantheon would likely be in that tanky AD category but to say that an AD spell vamp item would be a good boost for AD assassins is talking only in absolutes when balance is relative.