Talk:Varus/@comment-5284325-20140503193635

So after playing both AD and AP Varus I made some comparisions:

AD Varus' pros: better early and mid game; more reliable damage; actual poke; sustain (from life steal). AP Varus' pros: HUGE potential damage in the late game, especially against tanks.

AP Varus' early-mid game sucks because his W damage is bad until champions get healthier AND he obtains some AP, which takes some time, and his Q and E basically deal no damage. AD Varus is more reliable because autoattacking is simply... reliable, and he is not as skillshot reliant as AP Varus - if AP Varus misses his Q or E his damage goes pretty low, also he is required to hit some autoattacks first which makes him delayed and really obvious sometimes.AD Varus' Q and E actually deal damage so his poke is really good unlike AP Varus. and finaly - AD Varus can actaully recover from poke and has better survivability in TF, because he scales with lifesteal. AP Varus scales with neither lifesteal nor spellvamp.

but AP Varus has this one advantage - his huge damage in the late game, especially to tanks. chunking like 40% of a full tank Mundo with your Q after 3 AAs just feels so good, and it is something AD Varus can only dream about.

overall I think AD Varus is the only viable choice (in ranked, it is). As much damage as AP varus can dish later on - AD Varus is much more consistent and reliable - which is a shame, cause I really enjoy AP Varus.