PSA: Varus isn't the problem

heckin dead·2/18/2017, 3:30:47 AM·4 votes·1,161 views

Let's get something straight here. Varus' damage isn't the source of the problem. Nothing has changed about his Q damage in his kit. He has always had a good deal of damage when he can land an arrow at max range...that is his design. His E does barely any damage, and his W is pretty meh, so guess where his damage is gonna come from on a caster ADC. That's like complaining that full AP Zilian is opop when his q (IF he lands it) dumpsters your health bar; it's his only damage ability. The root of the problem is the rather noticeable buff to lethality. Complain about that instead of boo-hooing to riot about how op Varus is because you can't dodge an arrow and it chunks your squishy champion to half health.

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Moooose32/18/2017, 3:32:34 AM3 votes

Agreed, Varus by himself isn't the problem, but people are just pissed because varus took a HUGE buff from new lethality. He's just the worst besides maybe jayce of the people that abuse the broken items so people are complaining. It's dumb, but yeah. Once lethality is nerfed he won't be a problem anymore.

Narvuntien2/18/2017, 3:56:19 AM1 votes

Varus does a little too much damage atm.

Before the buff to lethality he was being played as a full adc with a hurricane. Spreading his plauge to whole teams then popping the marks with impunity.

I like varus, I like the sniper playstyle but he is doing too much damage as a whole right now. I'd personally like to keep the huge damage max Qs and nerf other parts of his kit. But perhaps it is taking too much of his power budget.

Stars Shaper2/18/2017, 9:46:58 AM1 votes

I believe that when ppl complain on a charged skillshot that slows down the caster, has travel time and does high damage only on the first target there is something wrong with the ppl, not the skill.

NotCounter2/18/2017, 11:24:47 AM1 votes

lethality/edge of night aren't the only reasons he's being played... he is a good matchup vs jhin and in general he competes with the carry supports that are popular at the moment whereas more traditional adcs just kind of get raped by them