Lifesteal still useful on AD carries?

[quote=theBMB]I've been thinking about this for a while, but is lifesteal really all that useful on AD carries like Ashe or Vayne? The reason I'm asking is because lifesteal doesn't seem to have much utility in actual fights due to the natural squishiness of AD carries. I mean, it's great on melee champs, but in all likelihood you'll get bursted down so quickly that the lifesteal won't really make a difference. As an AD carry you should be at a safe range avoiding damage, not trying to regenerate it. Now there's always the utility of being able to regain health AFTER a fight, but is that really worth the extra gold? I definitely see the utility in having lifesteal during the laning phases, keeps you in lane longer, but that usefulness seems to fade a little as time goes on.[/quote]

[quote=Adonikam]You can do the math but yes it really does, say 15% of 400 damage hits and you hit 10/20/30/x times in a fight, that's a lot of healing[/quote]

[quote=Trojan995]It's helpful but it's mostly a secondary stat. It shouldn't be a defensive stat either. However, it's useful when on a bloodthirster, that's about it.[/quote]

[quote=Pwnzor1130]Bloodthirster has and always will be viable. The highest AD item in the game (sans a fully stacked Sword of the Occult) that also gives you lifesteal? It's too good to turn down. Other lifesteal items? Not on ranged.[/quote]

[quote=theBMB]the only other lifesteal item I would consider is stark's fervor, since it's a pretty beneficial item overall and gives you attack speed.[/quote]

[quote=Pwnzor1130]NO. Stark's fervor is bad. It is really, really bad. The aura is nigh useless (you're really the only one benefiting from it) and it's stats are simply sub-par.[/quote]

[quote=Adonikam]It's situational at best and only good on off-tanks imo (mundo, even Jarv as a last item)[/quote]

[quote=Pwnzor1130]Ya, but those are off-tanks and not AD carries. :\[/quote]

[quote=Adonikam]You simply said Starks was bad D:[/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=Pwnzor1130] Bloodthirster has and always will be viable. The highest AD item in the game (sans a fully stacked Sword of the Occult) that also gives you lifesteal? It's too good to turn down. Other lifesteal items? Not on ranged.[/quote] Viable maybe, but bordering on not viable. It's better now tho after the buff.[/quote]