Talk:Varus/@comment-5077844-20150410203413/@comment-26001789-20150426023450

TopLane is an island. You are basically alone the whole time unless you can safely set up a gank for your Jungler. MidLane at least you can farm and you are kinda safe from ganks. Unless you absolutely suck at 1v1s, you will never be solo'd.

Also, Varus is played Mid as an AD to compensate two things: Long Range Siege Poke and an Aditional AD Damage source. Usually Varus runs pretty good with an AP TopLaner, a Double Tank Composition or with a Botlane Urgot. He is also played Mid as an AD because his scaling with Manamune and ArmPen makes him very strong at all points of the game.

However, he is outclassed by AP Kog'Maw right now as a long range sieger and AP Kog'Maw does what AP Varus does but better.