let's discuss varus and on hit items.

AmetDeCrypt·Sep 15, 2016·1 votes·1,052 views

specifically: on adc varus, not mid. while I love building these items and their synnergy with his w. I feel like they're crowded out by the same old same old critbuild in terms of dps output. rushing a gives a pretty substantial power spike and he becomes a good skirmisher who doesn't even have to rely on charging his q from range when he can instantly loose it after 3 stacks from aa range followed by his e for some unexpected burst. it's fun, but I can't think of a place for it in most situations or where these items would fit in with normal adc itemisation of stacking crit/attackspeed/ad/lifesteal.

side question. why aside from waveclear is recommended over . I mean the extra range auto seems like it'd be good for such an immobile adc.

14 Comments

Rock MDSep 15, 20162 votes

Thing is Varus isn't really good at that auto attack thingy he just drops long ranged poke with his Qs.

AmetDeCryptSep 15, 20161 votes

:/ yeah most people I see build him that way to good effect. but it's the same reason I like to build jhin qew for that close ranged burst, cause sitting back while your team does all the work isn't as fun or rewarding mostly.

Zane ZephyrSep 15, 20162 votes

Why do that on varus when you can do it on Kog instead and have it be 10x better?

AmetDeCryptSep 15, 20161 votes

cause kog is boring af. on hit varus is a spellslinging badass that can duel lucian easy peasy unless they're really good lucians.

Spartan SolSep 15, 20161 votes

well the shiv and rfc thing is cus the shiv passive can crit and do majorrrrrrrrrrrr aoe damage lol

AmetDeCryptSep 15, 20161 votes

so it's sort of like a runaan's for teamfights on some champs?

UberAffeSep 15, 20161 votes

I get both most games as varus you get the rfc proc on your main target but you still get shiv on everything else. But I'd agree with that, I wish there was decent enough itemization or better scalings for it to be worth it for varus to play to his w.

AmetDeCryptSep 15, 20161 votes

didn't they do something like the maw/sterak's procs where having multiple at once isn't as effective as having another item?

UberAffeSep 15, 20161 votes

you can't stack maw/steraks?

but again yes you only get the rfc proc on your main target but it still applies static shiv to everything else like normal.

AmetDeCryptSep 16, 20161 votes

yeah the "lifeline" active on both of them share cooldowns, so you can't use both, so they'll proc situationally.

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 15, 20161 votes

why not go item 3085 item 3115 item 3153 item 3091 that way you get on hit effect aoe

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 15, 20161 votes

i have even gone item 3147 item 3072 item 3053 item 3085 item 3071 item 3006 Ashe with a kda of 18-8-14 and have gone item 3124 on Varus with kda of 11-4-15 another game as Varus item 3156 item 3020 with kda of 19-6-14 but i have gone item 3153 item 3142 item 3042 item 3036 item 3158 item 3143 with a kda of 7-3-19 as Varus item 3031 item 3071 item 3026 item 1001 8-6-16 as Varus

varus can go alot of different builds and have a good effect, varus weakest part of game is early levels. where his cds are really high. you really have nothing but autos to rely on til lvl 3 where you have q w e and then you are still using q and e after stacks of W for damage. i find he does great with a burst damage.

AmetDeCryptSep 16, 20161 votes

sounds like you've experimented quite a lot with varus.

oSEXYPLATYPUSoSep 16, 20161 votes

yea i never build the same thing every game. i like to find different stuff and try it out.