LCS 2013 - Varus all time ?

[quote=PandaPupser]Hi, i looked a few games of the LCS 2013 EU Promotion and i dont understand why they play so often Varus. I mean a Ezreal is awesome, no question, but Varus ? I dont understand it, there are so many other ADC Champs that are good as Varus or better imo. So can Somebody tell me the reason that Varus get picked so often ?[/quote]

[quote=Pheyniex]He can iniciate, deal %hp damage, deal grievous wounds, has decent range for poke and harass, probably not something other adc's can do. Ez just has a free "out of jail" card and a stupid earlygame. besides that, he's not that much.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]He also counters [[Draven]], another popular carry pick. Basically, as Pheyniex said, [[Varus]] has pretty much everything you'd ever want in a carry besides mobility. He's the ultimate "every-man" carry.[/quote]

[quote=DisturbedFox]Varus is one of the best atm imo[/quote]

[quote=PandaPupser]Sure his Ultimate is realy n1 in tf but i dont get it why Graves is not played. I feel a lot more comfortable with a escape/chase skill. Vayne makes tones of dmg too but nobody wants her. I understand the reason why he is picked so often, but dont feel like he is not so strong or so much more as the other. They play bo5 and pick him everytime...[/quote]

[quote=luizdeh][[Vayne]] is regularly played. She just adds a lot less utility to the team. [[Graves]] isn't played because everything he does, other champions do better. He is outclassed by every single ADC picked in the LCS, both EU and NA.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]It's mostly because he's safe in lane, provides more utility than other carries, and still deals considerable damage.[/quote]

[quote=Pheyniex]this whole post is the reason i don't like to tier stuff. If you manage to strategize and play accordingly, every pick has its purpose. vayne just stomps lategames as long as she is allowed and allows herself to deal damage, doesn't matter how much hp the enemy team stacks. graves is decent for burst backline damage even if he doesn't AA (much like a [[Bullet time]] bot. Not to mention he can be a pain to kill, [[Buckshot]] and [[Collateral Damage]] deal a lot of damage. he usually allows 3 champions in his team to not care about him and destroy the enemy backline. [[Caitlyn]], [[Draven]] and [[Varus]] have stupid earlygame damage and poke, which is preferred due to current fast paced games with early map objectives.[/quote]

[quote=Mooninites][quote=luizdeh] [[Vayne]] is regularly played. She just adds a lot less utility to the team. [[Graves]] isn't played because everything he does, other champions do better. He is outclassed by every single ADC picked in the LCS, both EU and NA. [/quote] [[vayne]] wasn't played that much this season [[Graves]] is not played for a number of reasons. He has a range problem, and he doesn't kill tanks particularly well. He's almost an AD caster so he's in a weird position where [[The Bloodthirster]] is the ideal option but he also needs [[Blade of the Ruined King]] to kill tanks. He's in a weird in between spot. as for the reason [[varus]] is played, he's got strong laning, good poke, and great utility: he's one of the few ADC's that can engage. The thing he was lacking in season 2 was mobility (and he still is) but champions all got a base movement speed increase which helped AD's without an escape alot. I still think his late game is mediocre/subpar and he still doesn't have alot of mobility, but he does so many other things really well.[/quote]

[quote=IAmByakuya]If only they gave [[Graves]] more range...he deals stupid amounts of damage once hes close to the target which for ADCs is the hard thing to do, keeping him at distance he is beaten easily by any top tier ADC[/quote]