Is it justifiable to give Varus a tiny buff?

BLIGHTBRINGER·Sep 6, 2019·1 votes·1,365 views

The buffs I propose are mainly focused around the idea of improving his general gameplay, which can consist of improving his dueling, laning or trading just a bit. I've trying to avoid suggestions which would make him more viable in Pro Play (which would be as obvious as buffing E Slow which is highly valued in that area of play).

So let me know what you think of some of the suggestions...

Suggestion #1 - Increasing W Passive On-Hit damage (Essentially a nerf revert)

Damage increased to 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26 from 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21

Suggestion #2 - Increasing Passive AS Scallings (Half of a revert of a nerf)

Attack Speed Scaling increased to 40% from 30% for Champion Takedowns
Attack Speed Scaling increased to 20% from 15% for Minion and Monster Takedowns

4 Comments

EybdoogSep 6, 20191 votes

Justifiable and needed.

But first his Q range needs to scale. Early levels it should be barely more than his AA range. And then level 18 it can scale to what it is now.

He’s just too oppressive in lane otherwise

KanzlerSep 6, 20191 votes

That's a horrible idea and would gut him.

Chembaron YamadaSep 6, 20191 votes

I guess it is justifiable, just not super urgent right now. At least not according to the balance framework that Riot has presented to us.

But since he tends to be way stronger in pro play than in SoloQ and he already has quite a big presence there (as far as I know, correct me if I am wrong), I think they should wait with buffs for him until worlds are over.....

I know, you are asking for a buff that does not specifically buff his pro play more than his casual play, but in the end, your suggestions would also still mean a buff for his pro play presence. And it feels for me like he could get really close to pick/ban status again if they are not really careful here.

BLIGHTBRINGERSep 6, 20191 votes

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I guess it is justifiable, just not super urgent right now. At least not according to the balance framework that Riot has presented to us.

But since he tends to be way stronger in pro play than in SoloQ and he already has quite a big presence there (as far as I know, correct me if I am wrong), I think they should wait with buffs for him until worlds are over.....

I know, you are asking for a buff that does not specifically buff his pro play more than his casual play, but in the end, your suggestions would also still mean a buff for his pro play presence. And it feels for me like he could get really close to pick/ban status again if they are not really careful here.

You're right.

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