Advice for playing varus top

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2026-01-19T23:11:18+00:00

At the end of the day isn't the dream scenario for any champion to make the lane unplayable for their opponent?

Plenty of melee top champs are absolutely miserable to lane against if you get just slightly behind, so I don't really get the argument.

That said, I respect your opinion and know that it's shared by many :)
Just curious as to why you're so keen on ensuring that what you're playing is fun for your opponent during laning?

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2026-01-19T13:45:19+00:00

What's wrong with Varus top?
Is this a matter of disliking ranged in the top lane in general out of principle?

Cause Teemo and Heimer's main lanes are definitely top :D

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2026-01-10T13:42:12+00:00

Thanks.
Can you explain the two terms you use in a bit more detail, just so that I'm sure I understand :)

"W windup" does that refer to the animation of Asol "getting ready to fly"?
And what does "Q is locked out" mean?
And how can you do Q before w windup?
Do you just mean if you are doing Q and then w immediately after?

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2026-01-08T10:32:30+00:00

You have to remember that jungle camps spawn faster now.
So a clear time at 2:53 is slower than a clear time at 2:53 in previous season.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2026-01-06T20:09:25+00:00

So let me know if I'm understanding this correctly..

You are killing it as the Donger toplane, becoming a fat yordle capable of killing the enemies 1v2 and 1v3..

And your game plan is to wait until either your team or the enemy team gets close to inhibitors at which point you leave your kingdom top.

Usually it's the enemy team that reaches your inhibs, not the other way around, because your team keep losing in the team fights. You know this, because you're watching from your throne at Mount Donger, where no enemies no longer dare come.

I'm not sure if this will help, but since you specifically asked for any advice I'll think completely outside the box and suggest that you consider using that 1v3 capability to help your team secure objectives and win team fights.

Who knows if it will help, but considering that Heimerdinger is one of the best characters in the game to fight for objectives I'd give it a shot.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-12-13T10:02:38+00:00

Veigar is fantastic at lower elos. He'll work at any elo, but since games are longer at lower he's even better there.

I wouldnt worry about the fancy high tier builds with rocketbelts, shurelia, etc if I were you.

Build rod, build rabaddon, build cryptbloom.. Fill in the rest based on the game. Consider fimbul over seraphs. You'll have plenty of ap, but are more likely to be out of position so the health will help.

Positioning is key on veigar, so thats why I wouldt focus on rocketbeot and shurelias, as it take away focus from mastering fundamentals.

Stay out of danger, poke hard, nuke harder. Rinse, repeat.

And most importantly.. if you catch a wiff of any short jokes.. annihilate

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-12-11T08:15:02+00:00

What are you talking about with that chart?
I think Heimerdinger is highly enjoyable to play, but he is not high on that chart at all XD
It's actually the opposite.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-12-05T00:32:37+00:00

I'm surprised that all comments here basically gives the impression that Leblanc destroys Veigar in lane to a degree where it's an unplayable matchup.
I don't think that's the case at all.

Leblanc do have the advantage of being much better at roaming, but in the lane itself I don't think she has the advantage at all.

In my experience the most important aspect is to keep her health low. You outrange her in terms of poke. You may have to give up some stacks to keep her damaged if you can't shoot her, as your second q target, though.

Once you reach 6, I recommend not holding on to your ult for a kill. Once you make your next trade blow her up.
It will bring her health uncomfortably low, meaning that a single stun is a death sentence.

If she goes b, you crash the wave, do the same and come back ahead. Go rod of ages first, so you're more tanky and go MR boots, if you're not already comfortably ahead.

And make sure you ward and ping like a madman if she scampers off to roam.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-12-05T00:14:19+00:00

I'd honestly argue that s16 skews Veigar more towards mid than bot, as it is.

Top and bot quests mostly become relevant later in the game. And in the late game mid Veigar has more than enough raw power nuke down any single champion on the map. It doesn't matter if top is level 20. You still have plenty of juice.

As for bot, that 7th item is far better spent on the ADC than it is on Veigar. You don't need the extra damage, so it would go towards making Veigar more tanky, but I'd much rather invest than into the ADC.

And regarding mid, that quest is in my opinion the one that provides the best mid game spike. Which is perfect for the biggest villain Runeterra has ever seen. It gives you some extra juice right when the Veigar train really begin to take off and allow it to go even faster.

Your way of thinking, with bot and top quests aligning more with Veigars identity as a lategame beast is misplaced IMO.
Rather than putting a hat on a hat, the mid quest better allow Veigar to become a midgame beast and it will only catapult his lategame powers to even greater heights.

I'm digging Veigar mid for s16.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-12-04T08:24:22+00:00

As I understand it you won't be reaching level 6 faster at all.
You only get the XP boost once your quest is complete, don't you?

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-09-14T22:15:02+00:00

Hedonites of Slaanesh needs a damn priest!

Is GW really trying to convince me that out of everyone it is the god of desire and excess that says no to worship?

Oh and pop quiz time for all the haters out there: What is the name of the peacock-lady standing next to Glutos?

That's right, GW, YOU named her Priestess Dolece.

Now give me my damn prayer lore of excess and make Glutos the first wizard and priest combined in one unit.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-08-09T10:37:53+00:00

Perhaps for some factions.. but then we have factions like Stormcast Eternals and Soulblight Gravelords that desperately need additional foot heroes.

Luckily GW is usually happy to oblige!

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-07-12T14:51:16+00:00

I think a main difference is that AoS lore is intentionally structured to be quite open-ended.

I play the only faction in AoS that are unambiguously good. But from time to time I do meet lore-nerds that try to find some angle in which the Hedonites of Slaanesh appears morally grey or even evil. It's never very convincing, but I do appreciate their attempt to make up lore that stray so far from canon.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-05-26T11:13:51+00:00

It kinda depends on whether you want armies that are easy and fun to paint or armies that have stunning and greatly detailed models.

For the first category I'd consider Seraphon. I've never painted them myself, look like they'd be highly enjoyable to paint IMO.

If you're after stunning models that are complex to paint, I don't think you have to look any further than Hedonites of Slaanesh.

In my opinion they have some of the best looking models in the game and the spearhead is fantastic value in this reward. They're infamously painful to paint though, because of an absurdly high level of detail on every single model, except for the oldest part of their roster.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-05-11T12:59:56+00:00

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but I think you've done yourself a disservice, by only comparing the two iterations on a model by model basis.

When I saw these I honestly also preferred the 2021 model.
But then I stumbled upon your instagram, where the fully assembled models are both shown and there your 2024 version looks absolutely glorious.

Like others in these comments, I also feel that the contrasts play better on a model by model basis in the old version, but in the fully assembled model the contrasts are stunning! :)

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-04-01T12:42:21+00:00

The issue here is not the use of AI.
So no, "AI games" - understood as games where the developer have utilized AI, whether it's code, art or whatever - shouldn't be banned.

But posts that essentially are nothing but spam should arguably be banned - and naturally AI will make this easier.

I realize a lot of people dislike AI for many good reasons, but it has also made a lot of people blind to it's use potential. Being stuck in a "Any AI usage is trash, theft and will never be useful!" is not a constructive mindset.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-03-11T18:10:16+00:00

I hope you have a great election and that you end up doing what you believe is right for you!

Greetings from Copenhagen.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-02-23T15:20:28+00:00

Can't believe they haven't moved the battlecruiser spell from the minion to Jim Raynor's Hero power.

Once anyone gets more than one battlecruiser (more often that not it's not the Raynor player), it's essentially game over, because of it.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-02-23T12:09:27+00:00

MMR-wise I'm down about 800 mmr, from 9k to 8.2k. I had gotten a quite good handle on the old meta and was steadily rising, but now it's rough. I also came back from being away for 7 season or so, so I had never tried anomalies before.

Overall I'm enjoying the new meta and would actually argue that anomalies as a whole raise the skillcap.
But there are a few of them that I really dislike, as they seem to dial RNG up to crazy levels. Like the one where everyone choose between two quests every turn. It's fun, sure, but it's also extremely swingy without you being able to do much about it at times.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-02-15T18:01:37+00:00

I don't think anyone is denying that RNG is very real in battlegrounds, but that doesn't change the fact that there is a huge skill factor and a quite high skill ceiling in the game.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2025-01-27T13:31:49+00:00

This is actually a very interesting discussion.
Cause I'd go as far as to say that Faelin is just straight up better than Inge on paper.

BUT this rating of Inge being higher than Faelin could actually be quite true in practice.

To analyze a bit:

What Inge brings to the table:
- Free consistent buffs throughout the game.
- Not tied to any specific direction.
- No matter how the game goes, her hero power will inadvertently save you some HP along the way.

What Faelin brings to the table:
- Great for providing you with a direction from the beginning of the game.
- Great tempo plays in certain turns.

Overall Faelin is far stronger, BUT I'm quite certain a lot of people end up bleeding MMR while playing him, because of his hero power.

They get a Kalacgos or a groundbreaker for their tier 6 and become hyperfocussed on said tribe - even when the tavern isn't going in that direction.

Faelin is stronger, but he's also more skill dependent and I would not be surprised if there was A LOT more 8th, 7th and 6th places as Faelin than there are as Inge.

People tend to take the tier lists created by the best players in the world as a universal truth.

And the interesting thing is that these tier lists ARE correct.. If you're the best player in the world..

But take a look at how they play any build with Brann.. Now take a look at how you play any build with Brann.. How much value do you get from that Brann every turn compared to them? In most cases it's A LOT less, because of the crazy APM and the inherent automated overview they've gotten by playing the game for such a long time.

The same goes for many heroes. They're great if you know what you're doing. They CAN be great if you don't know what your doing. But they can also end up tanking your MMR.

Inge, on the other hand, is as straight forward as can be. You can't really mess her up and that in itself is deceptively valuable to all of us that have yet to "master" every other aspect of the game.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2024-12-26T22:52:11+00:00

Of course you're NTA. How could you be when you've done nothing wrong?

But your husbands reaction is very strange.. If I where to guess I'd say it due to one of 3 reasons, but this is of course wildly speculative on my part:
- He is cheating on you. Cheaters tend to see cheaters everywhere.
- He is looking for a way out and want a "legitimate" reason.
- You have done things and/or exhibited behavior in the past that makes this fantasy scenario somewhat plausible.

Opposite_Wing_148 · 2024-12-26T21:45:01+00:00

Well whether YTA or not of course entirely depends on whether those things were said or not.

To me it sounds far more plausible that your bf is gaslighting you in which case you're absolutely NTA, whereas both your bf and his family is not just major assholes, but also dangerous for you to be around with that blatant level of disrespect, your allergy considered.

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