User blog comment:The5lacker/Varus is not a normal AD carry/@comment-5266525-20130612210833/@comment-5266525-20130614144059

The merging of Nashors with Malady really helped out AP Varus, so I imagine that might have helped him resurface in popularity.

Of course, it could also just be everyone shares The5lacker's views and thinks that going AD Varus is just boring (which is an argument I don't see much weight in either).