Is open wounds useful in LLD?

[MYK]

Say from levels 12-18

[crawlingdeadman]

sometimes. i generally use a swordback on my lvl 18 kicker.

[inanefedaykin]

Marginaly.

[jakotaco]

For/against defensive smiters or any other build having long duels and pretty low dmg it's a good thing. It is also good versus characters stacked on +replenish life items. As it negates life regeneration (does not affect healing auras!)

[Zangeif]

That question is way too vague to answer.

Obviously extra damage is always "good" but whether or not to use an ow item depends on what other item you could be using instead of it.

[MYK]

That question is way too vague to answer.

Obviously extra damage is always "good" but whether or not to use an ow item depends on what other item you could be using instead of it.

I'm sorry that it's really vague.

I'm just wondering if it's worth fitting in an open wounds source instead of extra initial damage. The characters I'll be fighting won't really be built to tank too much, if at all.

It looks like about 157 damage at level 14 over 8 seconds. So, 19.62 damage per second.
I guess it won't be too effective unless they run away or something and forget to use potions. Maybe on a kicksin it would help that damage.

Thanks for your time,
~Myk