Preseason 3 week 7 and Varus

So the new champions are out, I've tried a total of two of them so far. Lee Sin will probably be the next champion I buy and I have also tried out Varus.

Also on the list are Anivia, Gangplank, Janna, Morgana, Rammus, Galio, Nocturne, and Nami. Of these 8 champions, I own two, soon to be three.

Here's a breakdown of my game with Varus.

First of all, his skills on the game's page are pretty vague. Now on the actual website I'm sure they say everything about him, but who really has time to check that out? What you need to know is that He's mostly AD, but two of his abilities use AP as well, including his ultimate.

One thing that stood out the most to me is how his bow changes colors due to his passive. This is where the game's brief explanation of his abilities dicks you over. If his bow is red, it means he just killed a minion. This buff lasts for 3 seconds I believe, and increases his attack speed by 20%. If his bow is white however, you might want to consider waiting for it to change back. The bow changes to white after getting a champion kill or assist, and it gives him a 40% attack speed bonus for a bit longer than the minion kills. Unfortunately, all the game tells you on his page is that his passive "On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains attack speed. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion". Now how are we going to figure that out if we never actually play as him? ever wonder how you had him on the brink and then suddenly out of nowhere you're on the ground dead by him? well there ya go. Plus, THE ONLY WAY TO FIND THIS OUT IS IF YOU PLAY AS HIM IN THE GAME.

Another thing his page doesn't explain is how his W ability works. What it does is deal bonus magic damage, starting at 10 (+0.25 ap) and ending at 26 (+0.25ap). Along with this, it applies Blight. Now for those of you who don't know this, blight is those 3 swirly things around your champion's head after getting hit by 3 basic attacks in a row. If you don't fully engage in the fight and he doesn't land any abilities on you, these swirling blobs don't do anything to you. If he manages to get an ability on you with any number of blobs circling you though, Blight detonates, dealing magic damage to you. Each stack deals damage starting at 2% (+.02% ap) of your maximum health, ending at 5% at level 5. The important part of this is that it's for EACH STACK. so that can deal up to 15% (+0.02% ap) of your maximum health just for getting hit by any of his abilities. What does his page say about this ability? "Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum health"

his other abilites are pretty straight forward. I'd say the best time to deal a lot of damage to Varus is while he's charging his Q. He can't shoot anything else while he's charging it, so it makes him pretty vulnerable.

overall his description on his page on the game is weak. He's pretty squishy, capable of dealing some pretty good damage and having medium crowd control. He's really a "Shoot you in the back as you try to run away" kind of character. not really my style but whatever.