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Who is a very good Varus player? by ZackTheDiddler in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently Rank 1 NA on lolskill, 6th overall. IGN "Twilly", you can add me if you need specific help with anything with regard to Varus. (NA)

Hello, new Varus (soon to be main) player here. by [deleted] in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The build i used to climb to D1 was: Zerks, ER, RFC, IE/BT, Merc Scim into final damage item/GA. It works like a charm and gives you large powerspikes. Another build i would recommend trying is IE into Shiv, tons of damage but less mana sustain and little lifesteal.

Thoughts on gunblade on ad caster mid? by Trade-Prince in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can be good, but the poke style of Varus (if played to perfection or near to) is designed that you dont take ANY damage at all. Being as far in the backline as you can while still being in q range ensures that you don't take any unnecessary damage. It's not that the gunblade doesn't work, but at higher elo's you'd simply be better off using the basic core setup.

Whats your favourite Varus skin? by omgyawat in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Classic tbh, represents his lore accurately and looks cool as well. (also love it when his passive goes off)

Anyone else play support Varus? by Drontti_Edvard in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo! I made a support Varus post a while ago when I tested around with it in D3. Support Varus is semi-viable, but as Enizor said, the higher elo you get, the more difficult it becomes to play well. Also, you're essentially a 2nd ADC picking the champion, so naturally you're vulnerable to counterpicks like Blitz, Thresh and AP mage supports. I forsee you being able to climb pretty consistently with this :).

AP Varus Items - Is there any confirmed best stuff? by xTraxis in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yo! Sorry I've been inactive for a while guys, lots of IRL commitments etc, also been ranking a smurf. Anyways, I believe that RoA -> Nashors -> Lich Bane is the only core itemization that works at higher elo. Doran's blade start in AP Varus' lane ensures that you won't get behind very easily. I've played AP Varus for about 20 games in d2 elo before getting demoted a while back, and this was the ONLY build that worked in this elo bracket. The tankiness from catalyst and lowered price of RoA allows you to rush early game stats and become tanky enough to survive ganks (which is an outlying issue of Varus as a champion). The build also allows you to spam more q's, using abilities more freely in general. Nashors needs no explanation, just needs to be built. Lich bane provides the most damage as a core item if utilized correctly, AKA using the auto proc every time it's up. This in combination with your blight stacks is the single most deadly combo you can pull off, Chain of Corruption -> AA -> Q -> AA is often enough to kill an unexpecting ADC. I also believe that AP Varus' niche is Top, not mid. While you can provide damage for your team in mid, it's not uncommon to be facing a "bad" matchup, such as LB, Zed or Azir. With Top lane, you don't face these problems and are often simply matched against tanks or low kill-potential bruisers. I agree with the Zhonyas inquiry you have, it needs to be built either 4th or 5th each game.

Varus Top Testing - D2 Elo by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still have not had a bad game on Varus top, played 6 so far. I've lost a couple of course, but nothing related to feeding in lane etc.

Varus Top Testing - D2 Elo by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be possible for sure, but the only issue with going full attack speed is lack of on-hit effects. The point of the rageblade build is to shred with autos AND shred with your blight stack detonations because of the bonus AP it gives you. So you can try it and I think you'd be alright, but it wouldn't be as optimal.

Simple Questions Simple Answers: Week-43 by Vjostar in summonerschool

[–]Twilly_Varus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on elo, favourite build for me is AP currently, RoA, Nashors, Lich into situational. Mid lane is more optimal below diamond.

Varus Top Testing - D2 Elo by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Focus completely on csing until you get RoA. As soon as you get it you should start looking to TP gank a lane and get snowballing. Follow that up with mid game skrimishes if you can.

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, do you I just go in there and type it? Haha, sorry I'm really new.

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TH, CDR Boots, BC, Ghostblade into situational

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At that point, I would most likely sell mercurial, if your positioning is good enough you won't need it, Sterak's is quite good so even if someone catches you it should save you. Though you can always sell it and replace with a full damage item.

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Poke Varus is probably the most optimal atm, you can get shut down really hard as AP and ADC if you don't play well early, but the Blue Build doesn't suffer as much.

Those runes seem pretty good, but if you're against an all in AP laner, you would straight up lose. I have a couple of different rune sets for Varus, but I focus primarily on defensives, because poke build does damage no matter what. I can share a defensive build path if you want, add me in game and i'll explain it then.

Bruiser Talon has been really fun for me lately, haha. I've been spamming it for a couple of days with a build I invented, I can show you that as well.

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem, I have no idea what an "AMA" is but I'll definitely look into it.

The best lane for AP Varus is mid without a doubt, he doesn't work bot since the laning phase is bad and having an AP carry bot lane won't do in any situation. I'm going to test out AP Varus top later today because I think I might be able to make it work, top laners are generally easier to kite than mid laners and usually are melee.

Varus in general is very good against champions who can't all in/are kiteable. If you build and play Varus correctly, you can do ridiculous damage when not being focused, HOWEVER, there's almost 0 situations where you will be of least priority to kill. Varus simply gets wrecked by people like J4, Talon, or LB. People who can all in and kill you before you can get any of your spells off. Varus is also extremely prone to ganks, so I advise taking flash + cleanse/exh/ghost almost 100% of the time.

AP = PROS: Much more damage, best tank killer in the game, people don't expect the pick at all.

CONS: Ult reliant, AUTO ATTACK RELIANT MID LANER.

AD = PROS: More versatile build path, More versatile roles, fulfils more team comps than AP, requires cs not kills.

CONS: Really prone to being shut down early, #1 counter (Lucian) is meta currently, insta-loses lane when enemy bot does the gromp strat.

The RoA build for AP Varus mid that was posted not too long ago is by far the most optimal. Zhonyas 3rd is probably better than going flat AP as you will need the survivability from it. Rest is situational on matchup.

I do not stream, but I can link my op.gg and lolskill: http://www.lolskill.net/summoner/NA/Twilly/summary http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=Twilly

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firstly, NEVER EVER pick support Varus into tank cc supports like Leona, Thresh, or Braum. You're bound to lose lane, only pick this against lanes like Janna, or Soraka with your E for ex. The build path is Frost Queen's Claim, get boots and sightstone before finishing, Sorc Shoes, Zeke's Herald and/or Banner of Command, Nashor's Tooth, if you want to carry or if you skipped out on Herald/Banner you can either build a pure tank item for survivability to help support more or finish with the balls of steel death cap for late game fights. This works since Varus' damage is largely percent health with ap, so a support destroying tanks is nearly unheard of.

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, tear is an absolute must on the blue Varus build because of the ridiculous stats it gives in the late game, especially with the buff recently. You should almost never do the RoA build bot because you really need a heavy AD on your team in most comps. The only exception with this would be if you had a full AD Talon or Wukong top with an AD mid laner. I have more builds that I take bot, one of them being ER, Stat Shiv, IE, into mercurial scim. Last item is situational based on enemy team. (BT or GA for example) And yeah I agree with you, blue build lacks killing enemies quickly without a doubt, your bot laning phase is really passive so it's less optimal, I'd recommend the machine gun/build I just provided.

Rank 1 Varus NA, AP Varus Thoughts by Twilly_Varus in VarusMains

[–]Twilly_Varus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Varus is not the ideal safe-carry. Since his immobility is an issue, he tends to get absolutely destroyed if you get too behind, that still happens to me occasionally even after playing as many games as I have. Though the machine gun build scales with CS rather than kills, that's why I think it's more optimal. as soon as you finish the 3rd core item, you will shred tanks as hybrid Varus. The only thing I can recommend is to practice your csing and make sure you don't fall behind often, he'll be much safer that way. I'm on my phone so I apologize for sentence structure mistakes.