Alright Riot why do you ignore him?

Hayaishi2··2 votes·639 views

Varus Has been in a bad spot since FOREVER, there was a time he was a solid pick, back in season 3 and you trashed him with nerfs for seeing one week of play in the LCS. After that he saw some play like in season 3 worlds, where Genja played him a bit. Since then he's been on and off the competitive scene. I don't really care if he sees competitive play, considering how much if differs from the actual soloq which is what 99.9% of the players play.

Alright, then you proceed and release Jinx , the last nail in the coffin, a champion that outperforms Varus in every department, DPS? Jinx does it better, Steroids? Jinx's are 100% better, Burst?, Range? Poke? Animations? EVEN MOBiLITY? you name it she has. I mean, at least Ashe and Kog maw fill some niches that Jinx can't.

Then UoL discovered he was a strong pick in the mid lane. Varus found a home in mid lane where he can function well as a poke/utility caster, and EVEN now he has fallen off a bit of the mid lane meta (though he is still decent and works well) and personally poke bot Varus is not the healthiest thing either, poke champs can be extremely oppressive and Varus is no exception. However this is about ADcarry Varus.

So here comes the actual question. Why is he ignored? why do you even decide to buff the likes of Draven (PBE, a minor buff yet it's still a buff) Syndra who's been out of the meta for a couple of months. LeeSin who isn't even in the strongest place and still sees regular play, Zed who isn't even close to being unviable and is still favored in pro play, EVENLucian who dominated bot lane for over a year (EVEN though he did need the buffs why does he get them before Varus?)

Is it because he is not flashy like your poster children Lee Sin and Zed? You think his kit is not healthy to be viable as ADC? (Would be funny if that was the case when Vayne is allowed to be viable) Why Riot?

Why is it that when Ashe and MissFortune get reworks there's no mention of Varus? I mean Ashe who was considered trash tier had better pickrate and winrate than Varus ever had in high elo (Now don't get me wrong, she needed that rework, and i love playing her)

I now he's not the worst champion this game has, but even those that Riot acknowledge as bad champions are in line for reworks or Riot has mentioned plans for them. So why is Varus kept in the dark as if he was that child you're ashamed of?

TL;DR: I would appreciate that you read, but here it goes:

Why is Varus ignored, when stronger champions are being buffed left and right, Riot?

16 Comments

TraakSC1 votes

Varus looks stupid anyway. Glad that nerd is gone.

Hayaishi21 votes

You don't like the pants?

Sir Jack Lee1 votes

At least he isn't yorick

Hayaishi21 votes

Atleast you know our poor Yorick is getting reworked.

MilfHuntUnitXJ91 votes

I had this thought. All the QQ about varus not a word said about Yorick, Galio, Quinn, or Rumble

Hayaishi21 votes

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I had this thought. All the QQ about varus not a word said about Yorick, Galio, Quinn, or Rumble

well man varus is the one have more experience with. But i'd fully support any Galio, Quinn or Yorick main, they deserve to their champions to be acknowledged.

MilfHuntUnitXJ91 votes

Fair enough. My post was a bit biased anyways

Sir Jack Lee1 votes

That is probably a crueler fate, that rework hasn't come out on pbe and was promised years ago.....

Enosetc1 votes

if anything, varus is going to get nerfed before he gets buffed. his q's uptime is kinda insane and meddler has acknowledged it in one of his posts

Hayaishi21 votes

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if anything, varus is going to get nerfed before he gets buffed. his q's uptime is kinda insane and meddler has acknowledged it in one of his posts

i'd just lose faith on the balance team if that happened, if i already have not.

Enosetc1 votes

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i'd just lose faith on the balance team if that happened, if i already have not.

idk why

he's not just strong in lcs. he's strong in general

Hayaishi21 votes

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idk why

he's not just strong in lcs. he's strong in general

He's fine at mid, as ADC he's not strong, he's pretty lackluster and feels horrible to play him when there's better options.

Lugg1 votes

Varus is a good champion. He is played at all ELOs and has decent win rate. Just because he is well balanced doesn't mean he should be buffed to compete with ADCs that are OP. They need to be nerfed is all.

Hayaishi21 votes

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Varus is a good champion. He is played at all ELOs and has decent win rate. Just because he is well balanced doesn't mean he should be buffed to compete with ADCs that are OP. They need to be nerfed is all.

Varus has a roughly 2.5% popularity, that's pretty lame

BeatzBoyFTW1 votes

Because he was still picked & banned at the current LCS, so that assumes he's still fine. Or else why would they not pick Malzahar mid over Varus mid?

Woodsy25751 votes

His kit is one that will always make him decent, I always seem to do well with him

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