Talk:Essence Reaver/@comment-1666421-20151026100127/@comment-1666421-20151026113258

...Actually, come to think of it, isn't this just about the perfect item for Varus? He treads a weird line in between AD caster and marksman. People either take him botlane and go for the full IE build, in which case they miss out on the huge arrows, or mid with Tear + armour pen, in which case they miss out on the AA damage. Instead, you could take this item, get a huge chunk of AD which benefits both styles, CDR and mana steal for the Qs, and lifesteal for sustain on the AAs.

It's done. This is a part of my Varus build now. Screw BT.