Talk:Varus/@comment-4022742-20150330183831/@comment-26001789-20150405065532

Varus has very conditional HP Shredding.

He has to land three autos, then land a spell and even then, his optimal skill level up is maxing E(or sometimes Q), not his W.

Kog'Maw shreds HP as long as his W endures and Vayne only has to hit three autos with a Maxed W that also does True Damage. Varus is also as inmobile as Marksman get, getting very low range + no reposition ability and a very minimal slow. Kog'Maw gets a more powerful slow + TriForce "Phage" passive, so Kog'Maw can easily reposition himself where as Varus is pretty much a sitting duck if he makes a bad move(even Vayne can reposition herself easily thanks to Tumble + Condemn).

The only thing Varus has going for him is a powerful teamfight prescence. In any other case, Vayne and Varus are better tankbusters and scale HARDER thanks to being Hypercarries.