Talk:Varus/@comment-178.27.179.10-20120417172506/@comment-4834593-20120417183553

It feels to me that noone understands how to play carries, except "activate steroid, basic attack, escape with another ability if you are dying". There are more ways to play carries. And they are a lot harder. For example Ashe: You need to know when to slow. When you do that, it is as good an escape method as anything else, also because Volley (4 sec cooldown) has a HUGE range (much bigger than the cone appearing). You also need to know when to ult: Do you have to initiate a team fight? Is someone going to die? Is someone towerhugging in another lane? Are you in your base and is there a team fight on mid? Then you have to ult. The same for Varus. He has no steroid, and no escape. So, maybe be creative?

Q: max it first for a harras range that is not just long, but HUGE. It is, after 1.5 second of charging (max range), the second highest non-ult range. Only after Nidalee. So it's more than Morgana's 1300 on her Q. They hug their tower? Q, walk a bit closer, and shoot. Bam. 3 times and they are dead. Or they retreated further in order to recall.

W: This skill screams "make three autoattacks, then use Q to detonate". Nothing more needed. Only landing your Q. You could, by the way, call this a steroid. And put a point in this at level 1. It essentially gives you 10 bonus damage. Or 11, if your mastery pages are failing again, and you got the wrong (mage) masteries.

E: Someone chasing you? E just in front of them. Someone trying to escape? E just in front of them. People suck at dodging slows. At least, lvl 30 people who play blind pick solo queue do. Also those with 600+ wins. And never forget to use it if you are fighting someone with life steal, who thinks "I'll win because of my life steal". E on them, and their life steal fails. I wonder if the effect stacks with Ignite... But that's off-topic.

R: Err... Let's have a look at Ashe ult... A .5 to 3.5 stun, depending on traveled distance. This ult: 2 second immobilize (snare). Well, seems clear. Same use as Ashe ult. But wait, it also spreads to nearby enemies. Well, that sounds like the best initiate a carry ever had (sorry Ashe, but this one is really better than yours...).

And that's how you play him.

Skill order? R > W > Q > E, if the cooldown of R decreases with the level, or if you are afraid you won't have the mana. If neither of those, W > Q > E > R, but take a point in R at level 6.