AP Varus update? Please!

RANDEAG··4 votes·681 views

For right now, AD is currently favored on Varus because you don't need to skill shot his basic attacks. Also, Q has pretty big damage potential.

However AP Varus deals MASSIVE damage and can be a HUGE late game changer.

With 3 stacks of blight on an enemy, you can deal >32% the enemy's max health PER skill landed when near full build. (3 enemies at a time with Hurricane) Which can make him a stronger tank-destroyer than Vayne.

The main issue is landing the skills after blight is stacked. It's just too easy for most champions to evade him. Which makes landing a skill shot to consume blight more than just difficult.

However, all he needs is 1 or 2 adjustments and he could become one of the strongest AP champions to date. I've had a few ideas for changes, but you might be able to come up with better ones. Here's what I got so far:

  • Make blight stack on Varus (between skill casts) instead of on the enemy, and then apply to all enemies hit with skill. (Would remove the need for hurricane)
  • Change E to direct cast instead of being a skill shot.
  • Change Q to only be a skill shot on enemies who are outside a 25% charge range
  • Change R to automatically consume the blight stacks on all enemies without having to land. (Can be done with either Q or E as well)
  • Automatically consume all blight on all enemies if 2 skills are cast within "X" amount of time; or if 2 skills are landed on any enemy(s).
  • Increase Varus' mobility (Faster move speed, "X" Amount of move speed per blight stack on enemies; teleport to target if Q lands; or something of that nature)

Any one of those is all it would take to make AP Varus become a regular thing.

But that's just what I have so far, I'm happy to edit your ideas into the list if you state them in the comments below. Go easy on me though, I only just had the thought of suggesting changes for AP Varus today.

Whether it comes to fruition or not, thanks for reading thus far at least.

8 Comments

Contin Picker2 votes

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Flying Buntcake1 votes

Why would they want another cancerous Ap champion?

RANDEAG1 votes

IDK... To cope with the next OP AD champ? lol

Wouldn't really be "another" per se, he can already go AP. It's just not nearly as efficient as his AD build.

I just want his AP potential to be recognized.

Flying Buntcake1 votes

He doesn't need to have 2 distinct play options. You want an AP champ get a real one.

Contin Picker2 votes

Why are you so bitter about it? They gave him strong AP skills intended for people to use either AP or AD. Technically he is a "real one".

Contin Picker2 votes

Strike that. No wonder you're so naive, you're newer than me! Talking like you know anything about the game. LOL

Diamagez1 votes

And what did you build on this ap varus?

RANDEAG1 votes

I've experimented a few things, it's not easy to get into a game where anyone is okay with it to begin with.

I now use Rabadon's, Hurricane, Nashor's, Sorc Boots, Void Staff, and GA. Early game was hell against lux, but came back from 1-7 to 19-13. The late game is so strong.

Though I suppose I could use some more cooldown reduction, I might try Ionian Boots next game.

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