User blog comment:Epegi/Hp/5 Vs, Lifesteal in the Early-Mid Game/@comment-1663285-20110929112729

I agree with Riven not needing lifesteal, but all the other champs mentioned benefit alot more from lifesteal in one way or another. Trynd for example heals back alot more from lifesteal then he would hp/5 due to his Q giving him more and more damage and then consuming his fury to heal in a small burst, Yi has W to sustain while a Double Strike lifesteal proc can win a close fight, Sion can negate his health cost with even a small amount of lifesteal, and GP can use Parrrley from behind minion waves to heal up. Riven isn't a complete auto-attacker champ, she spams skills, so as a result she gets alot more use from hp/5 than she would from lifesteal. Not to mention the others also hit harder in the early game compared to her and can easily initiate an early fight without taking a few shots first.