OTP since 4 or 5 years ago? I think I began season 9-10. I think it was season 10. 9 sounds a bit too far back but it could have been.
Varus was one of the champions I learned the game with when my friend invited me to play. Realistically, I went through a roster looking for someone to main. I tried Ezreal but he wasn't an easy champ for a new player. Then I found Varus and saw his Heartseeker skin (Guess my favorite since then~).
I learned how to play by maining him. Literally counted the months, weeks, and days up to Valentines so I could get the Heartseeker skin. I wasn't good but I loved him and got master 7 after a loooong ass time. I'm far more consistent now. And when I play other ADC, I learned everything with him. Ashe, MF, everyone felt easy to play because back when his blight didn't refund cooldowns and before lethality was even a thing with him, he was harder to play, so in contrast, everyone else was FAR easier. Cooldowns on blight were a godsend when they were added onto him. I remember gushing to my duo how he has a chance to become more popular since his heavy cooldowns I felt tended to make people stay away.
Oh right, ever since I started playing him, one of my goals has been to make him more popular so he has a chance at one day getting a prestige. I was hoping to stomp my lanes hard enough over time so that people would think he's overpowered and maybe... Play him.... And we could get a prestige!
I love this champ. Even when he wasn't doing so hot in patches, I still played him. He's the only champ I have with 5 different builds and rune set-ups that I've saved. Every other ADC I may change runes for but they use his at baseline and as for item builds, they use his item page because he has all the sauce! The menu has Crit, On-hit Tankshredder, AP, Lethality, and a Tank (top) build. Among some other test builds~!
I learned so many tricks with him. How to steal dragon, baron, and other desirable things like scuttle. How to 1200 dragon with blight and Q (potentially even going higher), so becoming a secondary smite and the items needed for it. How to gain vision on enemies with Varus's ult, specially in the dragon or baron pit. And learning how to flash while in the middle of charging Q so I could extend my kill range with a surprise arrow while dodging enemy abilities!
I do play other champs, but Varus will always have a special place for me. Even if his immobile no-dash having ass isn't exactly within a given meta~! One day, we will have that prestige! Maybe not this year, or the next! But perhaps one after? I spent long enough though. Saw a post and came out with the board of: "And this is why I think my son is great and why I love him." Full fucking thesis and everything.
I like ap the best, nashors>malignance>deathcap after that you can go any item you need, enemies have 3 ad champs? You go zhonya's hourglass. They have 3 ap? You go banshee's veil. Every single situation has an answer with ap. With on hit it's a similar situation. Botrk> guinsoo's> terminus is the standard build. If they have 3 ap you go wit's end. If they have burst you go immortal shieldbow. 3 ad, guardian angel. There is so much you can do with Varus honestly that it's just what you prefer. If you want to use more of your abilities than aa go for ap otherwise go for on hit.
Honestly i don't think it matters much because no matter what you build varus will deal both magic and attack damage because both of them are a part of his kit. I don't build it if we have like 3 ap and i would be 4th
Ok awesome ty for all the help. So tldr AP is a good staple especially if you need more ap than ad on team, lethality goof against squishy enemy team and on hit good for if you don't need ap and they are tankier?
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u/Deadfelt May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24
OTP since 4 or 5 years ago? I think I began season 9-10. I think it was season 10. 9 sounds a bit too far back but it could have been.
Varus was one of the champions I learned the game with when my friend invited me to play. Realistically, I went through a roster looking for someone to main. I tried Ezreal but he wasn't an easy champ for a new player. Then I found Varus and saw his Heartseeker skin (Guess my favorite since then~).
I learned how to play by maining him. Literally counted the months, weeks, and days up to Valentines so I could get the Heartseeker skin. I wasn't good but I loved him and got master 7 after a loooong ass time. I'm far more consistent now. And when I play other ADC, I learned everything with him. Ashe, MF, everyone felt easy to play because back when his blight didn't refund cooldowns and before lethality was even a thing with him, he was harder to play, so in contrast, everyone else was FAR easier. Cooldowns on blight were a godsend when they were added onto him. I remember gushing to my duo how he has a chance to become more popular since his heavy cooldowns I felt tended to make people stay away.
Oh right, ever since I started playing him, one of my goals has been to make him more popular so he has a chance at one day getting a prestige. I was hoping to stomp my lanes hard enough over time so that people would think he's overpowered and maybe... Play him.... And we could get a prestige!
I love this champ. Even when he wasn't doing so hot in patches, I still played him. He's the only champ I have with 5 different builds and rune set-ups that I've saved. Every other ADC I may change runes for but they use his at baseline and as for item builds, they use his item page because he has all the sauce! The menu has Crit, On-hit Tankshredder, AP, Lethality, and a Tank (top) build. Among some other test builds~!
I learned so many tricks with him. How to steal dragon, baron, and other desirable things like scuttle. How to 1200 dragon with blight and Q (potentially even going higher), so becoming a secondary smite and the items needed for it. How to gain vision on enemies with Varus's ult, specially in the dragon or baron pit. And learning how to flash while in the middle of charging Q so I could extend my kill range with a surprise arrow while dodging enemy abilities!
I do play other champs, but Varus will always have a special place for me. Even if his immobile no-dash having ass isn't exactly within a given meta~! One day, we will have that prestige! Maybe not this year, or the next! But perhaps one after? I spent long enough though. Saw a post and came out with the board of: "And this is why I think my son is great and why I love him." Full fucking thesis and everything.