User blog comment:ClariS/A Buff for Melee Carries/@comment-4726614-20130128114812

ClariS wrote: It's cheaper overall so this allows melee carries to grab their defensive items a but quicker then their range counter-parts.

I don't think that the problem is about getting enough defense earlier, but more the vulnerability to focus of melee AD carry.

Anyway, the idea of having an item with great cost-effectiveness only for this class is a good idea.

So I'm just throwing it like that without to much thought, but maybe an item with an active a la that would give increased tenacity and maybe a bit of damage reduction for a certain duration. The active would be melee only and the stats would be made so that it couldn't be abused by other classes.