Talk:Varus/@comment-14081808-20140508004939/@comment-14081808-20140520160742

10% on R, another possible 12% on E if they are stupid enough not to move, 6% on Q. Not bad, but you do have to remember than it's current and not max HP. And the sacrifice is more than just the 20 AP since 15 MPen is not 35% MPen. You do get some HP out of Liandry's, though, and survivability is always important. I would put that up to the player, but I personally am sticking with the staff to make sure the stacks go boom.

Abyssal Scepter is a possibility as well for similar reasons. It doesn't add damage, but can double as your penetration item and defensive item making picking up Runaan's a little less icky.