Talk:Varus/@comment-152.105.131.157-20130111111004/@comment-88.186.19.90-20130115041955

Ok, just did some theorycraft; BT>Muramana on AD carry: better sustain, better synergy, equal timings.

BT gives you 100AD and 18% lifesteal for 3000g.

Muramana gives you ~52 AD and 96 on-hit damage for 2100g.

Honestly, I don't see any reason to get muramana on an AD carry, much less Varus. Theoretically, you deal more damage per AA, but the on-hit damage isn't multiplied by criticals and isn't applied on any of your spells, so you just gain an extra +100 damage for every AA; compared to a 400 crit with BT it's uninteresting. Furthermore, muramana only gives you mana and mana regen, while BT gives you precious lifesteal that gives you survivability and sustain.

It is cheaper than a BT, but by the time you get your 750 stacks your opponent will have farmed enough to get the BT anyway. Furthermore, heavy mana regeneration and mana pool is only interesting if you spam or you need to push rapidly to roam, something that's not exactly advised on a carry.