Make Varus' W activateable during Q Charge

3zer·Aug 28, 2019·14 votes·8,114 views

Teamfights change in the blink of an eye. I feel like Varus right now is only played DPS but I still like to play him AD crit, with hard hitting Qs (It's not meta, so sue me, I like a 'niche' comp. However the effectiveness of this is reduced because I'm forced to think ahead about when to press W, making sure it's early enough to make use of it's execute when in a teamfight or skirmish, whereas in most cases the enemy could have only dropped to a low health during the charge of my Q!

What's worse is that after using Q, you have to wait for it to come off CD before you can use W again and by that point it's too late most of the time.

Here's an easy fix: Allow W to be activated during a Q charge and suddenly this ability is SO much more useful. it can make builds that focus more on his Q (lethality, AD) a lot more consistent.

Rito pls?

13 Comments

Hayaishi2Aug 28, 20197 votes

Ha Varus buffs. Good try.

MavëríckAug 28, 20192 votes

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Ha Varus buffs. Good try.

Indeed.

In all seriousness OP this is a fantastic idea and one that would reward skill on Varus players.

Hi im 12Aug 29, 20195 votes

no it would reward not being able to think ahead and unskilled varus play lmao

Flawless FetusAug 29, 20191 votes

Well. They ruined swain, sol, and kayle in the name of unskilled players, so who knows. Lol.

Charmy BirdAug 29, 20191 votes

but old swain was way easier than new swain and way stronger

Flawless FetusSep 3, 20191 votes

I meant 9.17 Swain, not original Swain. Post rework Swain with this patches "changes" got absolutely shitted on. His skill floor has dropped significantly, it wasn't high to begin with, and he lost loads of damage for it.

BLIGHTBRINGERAug 29, 20191 votes

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Indeed.

In all seriousness OP this is a fantastic idea and one that would reward skill on Varus players.

I still wonder why people hate that champ so much..

Daddy AntsAug 29, 20191 votes

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Ha Varus buffs. Good try.

Ha, Pro play dominant when strong.

On another note, least Varus mains have a gorgeous skin to look forward to.

King Shadow LordAug 29, 20193 votes

I'm not a Varus main but imo this is probably intentional as a skill-testing thing. His W has a long cooldown which incentivizes people to not waste on poke. When he charges his Q, Varus is a sitting duck. So basically there are two modes with Varus arrow: Poke and Execute (with W). By not allowing people to activate W when he charges Q, people have to actually think about if it is worth charging an arrow.

Just my 2 cents.

W is for WomboAug 28, 20192 votes

It actually can be activated when starting Q, it's just a very small timeframe that can be hard to hit. 0.25 seconds into Q charge to be precise. Basically, if you hold Q then immediately hit W it will still work.

3zerAug 29, 20192 votes

I would take a nerf on the W execute damage to be able to activate it when I want any day.

Don't blame me, it was **Riot's **idea to give Varus an execute - it's not my fault that they didn't make it a fun ability to use like the rest of his kit.