Janitsu's AMA about ADCs

[quote=Janitsu]ask me anything about ADCs I'll answer anything I can lol ima veri good adc :^)[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Do you think that [[Varus]] and [[Kalista]] should be shipped?[/quote]

[quote=Janitsu][quote=OTGBionicArm]Do you think that [[Varus]] and [[Kalista]] should be shipped?[/quote] y-e-s :^)[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Ok serious question now, Say I'm Ezreal. How do I go even or beat other lanes. What support would I need to work most efficiently?[/quote]

[quote=Janitsu][[Ezreal]]'s pros are great poke against unwary enemies and strong mobility. If you struggle during laning and don't get a lead or even fall behind wait for the mid game which is [[ezreal]]'s strongest point. Try to make plays with him, he has a nice potential with [[arcane shift]] and [[trueshot barrage]]. I think [[leona]], [[nami]] and [[thresh]] are the best supports for him.[/quote]

[quote=Electro522]I've been having a surprising amount of success with [[varus]], yet, I dont see too many people playing him. Besides having no escape and low mobility, why is Varus not very appealing to higher elos?[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm][quote=Electro522]I've been having a surprising amount of success with [[varus]], yet, I dont see too many people playing him. Besides having no escape and low mobility, why is Varus not very appealing to higher elos?[/quote] His niche is no longer wanted (High range Poke) from an ADC. His steroids are unreliable, and he often loses trades easily from levels 1-3. This means he can get bent and gimped pretty early on, due to his mobility, as mentioned. Janitsu probably has a more in-depth answer than that.[/quote]

[quote=Electro522]Caitlyn has long range poke as well, but she's still wanted (to a degree). Yeah, she has some mobility, but no where near as much as Lucian or Ez.[/quote]

[quote=Janitsu][quote=Electro522]I've been having a surprising amount of success with [[varus]], yet, I dont see too many people playing him. Besides having no escape and low mobility, why is Varus not very appealing to higher elos?[/quote][quote=OTGBionicArm][quote=Electro522]I've been having a surprising amount of success with [[varus]], yet, I dont see too many people playing him. Besides having no escape and low mobility, why is Varus not very appealing to higher elos?[/quote] His niche is no longer wanted (High range Poke) from an ADC. His steroids are unreliable, and he often loses trades easily from levels 1-3. This means he can get bent and gimped pretty early on, due to his mobility, as mentioned. Janitsu probably has a more in-depth answer than that.[/quote] OTG did answer quite well. [[Varus]] just doesn't bring what other ADCs bring. Imagine someone like [[lucian]] or [[corki]] against you (or [[varus]]' biggest counter, [[graves]]). They use their initiation and you are basically dead unless you can dish out more damage. What is common with all these popular ADCs? High burst in the early-mid game. [[Varus]] doesn't have any mobility and his W is basically useless unless the enemy doesn't stutterstep and doesn't try to dodge your abilities. His Q is kinda meh ability atm. Yes, it can send the enemy back from the lane but it can also 1) ruin your own farm if you harass 2) waste your mana 3) miss and leave you without any damaging abilities. Conclusion: [[varus]] is viable and can most certainly be decent. Just not against current FoTMs.[/quote]

[quote=OTGBionicArm]Let's also not forget that the ADC item overhaul kinda killed Varus. He can no longer do his favorite build of Rushing [[The bloodthirster]] into [[Last Whisper]] for massive Q nukes.[/quote]