Talk:Varus/@comment-207.170.253.132-20120508183644

Why does Riot give champions like this split ad/ap scaling on their skills? I assume to provide more build options, but with his skills and scaling it doesn't make sense. His two main skills that would make be practical to use with AP scaling don't actually scale with AP. His ultimate does, but why would you build AP and then force your auto-attacks and two make activated skills to be little to no damage? Even with a hybrid build you are getting so little benefit from your AP...

Strikes me as pointless AP scaling that really just hinders the champion. Look at Graves who gets 1.4/1.2 AD scaling on his ultimate, which hits AoE. It doesn't have the CC but he can smokescreen and quickdraw for kiting.