Talk:Varus/@comment-88.102.160.74-20120710180136/@comment-4834593-20120715200325

lol@OP and guy saying Ashe has a steroid in her passive.

It is indeed a nice steroid, having 100% crit chance for the first shot of a team fight, instead of 85%, right? And you have that 100% crit chance not just once, but EACH TIME you come back in lane after you have recalled. That must be at least 3-4 times!!! SO OP!

Now about Ashe being better than Varus or not.

Both have their strong and weak points. They both don't have a really weak early (at least, Ashe has a nice early if you make use of the only time there is a use for your passive, and combo Volley + AA on an enemy champion on level 1, you deal 40+AD*3 damage with this), and she has that permaslow that wrecks in ganks early, and later in the game you just don't escape if you want to. She also has an ult that is perfect to set up a double kill with a gank (or without). Combine with Sona's ult for most success. Ashe ult - Sona walks close - Sona ult. Late game, you snipe someone on mid from 3000 range (after recall, for example), while your teammates are close to the enemy, and kill from the 3.5 second stun, after which you'll have arrived to win the team fight. Varus has a very strong denying tool early (that rank 3 Q really deals a sh*tload of damage, also without stacks), that can also be used to make a kill sometimes. Soraka for endless Q spam. He also has that ult that makes you unable to walk away, which, on it's turn, works out well with Blitzcrank, with pull - Varus ult - dead enemy. Endgame, you are maybe not the best carry, but you can still dish out huge damage (also in a burst, I managed to burst a full build Akali before she could burst me (with also full build), though I have to say that my exhaust made the difference there). Your ult still makes you able to initiate, just like Ashe can. And if you land your E on the enemy carry, no doubt he's dead, without his life steal.

But with both champions, the most important thing is - always pay attention to your positioning, even more than with other carries. This positioning is what makes you win or lose the game. You do not have an escape tool like Vayne (stealth) or Graves (dash and sight reduction), not even like Kog'Maw (with his E). The only way to win is by superior skill.

And I forgot to mention - Varus has really easy farming, thanks to his bonus damage from W. One point in it at level 2, and even people who are bad at farming with AD carries, like me, can farm without problems.