Talk:Varus/@comment-24511759-20140323095358/@comment-3466579-20140324121000

Yeah, Varus has really low mobility and crowd control. Chain of Corruption is a 2 second root with an unimpressive magic damage and ap scaling (for the sake of an adc), potentially spreading to other close targets and with a high cooldown. Hail of Arrows is a 4 seconds aoe 25 to 45% slow. Not enough to feel safe from bruisers or assassin nowadays.

Varus' damage comes from his ability to long range snipe Blighted targets which isn't really easy nor super effective in a team fight. He needs protection from his team mates and time for Blight a target and nuke it with Piercing Arrow (which, by the way, is on a 16 to 8 seconds cooldown) so he is weaker than the currently used adcs.

He's not unplayable in my opinion, with a good support he can be a pain in the bot lane and with the correct positioning and help Varus can still be useful in team fights. He probably isn't a good pick for the solo queue.