Getting better at Varus now thanks to this guide. All that I can request is an edit for 5.22's new mastery system and items.

went 29/7/9 with this and tip ty i think ill get varus next but what skin?

Wups posted twice :)

Hi
I've Bern playing varus lately and my question is: If E is so weak why max E 2nd? Cause I've been maxing it last-.-
My 2nd question is: If split pushing is Wirkung for me should I keep doing it?

Hi
I've Bern playing varus lately and my question is: If E is so weak why max E 2nd? Cause I've been maxing it last-.-
My 2nd question is: If split pushing is Wirkung for me should I keep doing it?

I have an observation/question:

It seems the reason Sneaky suggests Static Shiv is because the lower cost lets you get attack speed and crit chance while leaving more gold than Phantom Dancer would give you so you can go for Bloodthirster and Last Whisper, which scale into your Q and increase the poke you can do.

However, recently with the tank meta, I've really gotten a lot out of concentrating on getting off Varus's W stacks, which deal a percentage of max health as magic damage, so it's SUPER effective against tanks building armor, which they will do if you are dealing tons of basic attack damage, which I think is best accomplished by building Phantom Dancer instead of Static Shiv, and then building Runaan's Hurricane later (to place your W stacks on three different champs very quickly), maybe after Bloodthirster/Last Whisper. You delay getting the most damage out of your Q, but if you have a decent engage champion on your team, you can just get off three basic attacks really quickly (from your extra attack speed build with Phantom), and then ult to detonate your W stacks on three champions, which does a whole lot of magic damage, and can just melt through their front line.

I supposed this really depends on what champions they have on their team. If they've got one or two tanks with mostly squishy damage dealers, then Sneaky's build seems to make more sense. However, I've been up against a lot of teams with three or four tanks that do lots of cc and damage over a long period of time. Since Varus has to stand near the back anyway, I feel like equal parts magic+physical damage based on a percentage of their max health ends up melting away their tank advantage.

I suppose in this build somewhere Blade of the Ruined King should show up since it's intended to melt away tanks, but I think the attack speed from both Phantom Dancer and Ruunan's Hurricane are more than enough to take full advantage of your W, and BOTRK would just deny you the damage you need.

These are just my thoughts. Any comments or suggestions or counter points would be appreciated.

nice guide for my favorite marksmen Varus

Been playing Varus a little differently, but this seem viable. And it's from Sneaky so...

Awesome Build !!!

Thank you for doing this build! much needed!

It looks very neat and composed, with enough detail in every section. I won't rate it, though, because I have no aptitude for marksmen, which actually leads me to my questions:

• I tend to prefer high utility champs such as Anivia and Maokai. I'd like to have a go-to ADC for the situations where I'm given that role. Do you think that Varus is a good start since he has high CC for a marksman, or would you suggest someone safer such as Caitlyn?
• I used to see Guardian Angel as a fairly common defensive pick for marksmen. Has this simply fallen out of the meta, or is it something else? I see that you don't even have GA listed in defensive options. Would you suggest staying away from it?
• From a non-ADC point of view, it seems like lifesteal is incredibly powerful on them. People have stopped going for early lifesteal, if getting it at all. Was the only reason people often went for an early Bloodthirster before the change just because it gave the same AD as Infinity Edge for cost a decent chunk less? Also, I know that lifesteal quints got nerfed awhile ago, but 1.5% doesn't seem like a huge amount. Regardless, that did play a role (as well as AS quints getting buffed). How would you rate the importance of lifesteal as a marksman?
• If you had the gold for either, would you ever get Phantom Dancer? The stats are superior (as reflected in the higher cost), but almost always see people get Statikk Shiv. Is this just a matter of gold, or is the passive what draws people to it?
• Do you have any other general advise for the role for beginners (to ADC, not LoL)?

Sorry for the wall of text, but thank you in advance for any responses!