Talk:Varus/@comment-4881935-20120907044712/@comment-5366157-20120910081813

Q isn't incredibly reliable poke considering how much mana it takes up, and the amount of damage it actually does if it passes through any minions is not very considerable.

Instead I prefer to level up my W, the passive added magic damage makes last hitting a complete breeze and gives your auto-attacks that extra oomph needed to out-gun the enemy adc. The stacks also allows you to tack on damage easily using your E and Q. Most fights against another adc involve first catching them off guard, swaping a few blows before they decide to turn tail. E as the run, detonating the three stacks you've placed before placing another three stacks and a mega-charged Q.

That being said however, I prefer leveling E after that, since the movement debuff increases in strength, and it can more reliably detonate blight stacks. I used to take blight stacks for granted, though after playing Varus for a couple dozen games, I see now it is what makes him shine.