Talk:Varus/@comment-2179912-20121208001927/@comment-2179912-20121209110906

Malady+Spellblade+W= 40% AP per hit. The regular Mage has a total sum of ~3.0 AP with his whole combo, so Varus would need to AA 5 times and cast his R to reach the 3.0 mark. However, his strong point when played AP is the stack detonation. With only 300 AP (mid game), the detonation of 3 stacks deals 15 + (3*6) = 33% of the enemy's max HP. If you manage to do that twice, it's 66% of their max HP. Add your 3.0 flat scaling to that, and finally buy a Lich Bane (the icing on the cake). Not to mention how mindfucked the enemy team is gonna be till you buy your first full-AP item. :3