[2.0.0] In-depth AP varus Guide (Rift Academy #6)
In-depth AP varus Guide (Rift Academy #6)
Varus Build
Best Build Guide for Varus
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                            Item Build Description
Additional information on the items
                     Nashor's Tooth
             : A must have for AP Varus. Gives Attackspeed To easily Stack
Nashor's Tooth
             : A must have for AP Varus. Gives Attackspeed To easily Stack 
                     Blighted Quiver
             huge 50 AP and 25% Ability Haste. A solid item overall.
Blighted Quiver
             huge 50 AP and 25% Ability Haste. A solid item overall.
                     Awakened Soulstealer
             : Another Solid choice purely because of the ability Haste entirely, a maxed out
Awakened Soulstealer
             : Another Solid choice purely because of the ability Haste entirely, a maxed out 
                     Chain Of Corruption
             With 50 Ability haste would be sitting at 30 Seconds Cooldown. Extra mana will help you for spamming
Chain Of Corruption
             With 50 Ability haste would be sitting at 30 Seconds Cooldown. Extra mana will help you for spamming 
                     Piercing Arrow
            . If you want more firepower and a little bit of sustain
Piercing Arrow
            . If you want more firepower and a little bit of sustain 
                     Hextech Gunblade
             is a viable choice.
Hextech Gunblade
             is a viable choice.
                     Infinity Orb
             :Your Main Damage Item, Decent Stats with Godly effect. Anyone in 75% HP and you hit them with
Infinity Orb
             :Your Main Damage Item, Decent Stats with Godly effect. Anyone in 75% HP and you hit them with 
                     Piercing Arrow
             Empowered by
Piercing Arrow
             Empowered by 
                     Blighted Quiver
             with 3 Stacks of it will either Die instantly or almost dead with 1 HP. Full item AP varus will oneshot any ADC if they got hit by his
Blighted Quiver
             with 3 Stacks of it will either Die instantly or almost dead with 1 HP. Full item AP varus will oneshot any ADC if they got hit by his 
                     Chain Of Corruption
             +
Chain Of Corruption
             + 
                     Piercing Arrow
             your
Piercing Arrow
             your 
                     Piercing Arrow
             Will crit for 1000 damage assuming the target has 3 stacks of
Piercing Arrow
             Will crit for 1000 damage assuming the target has 3 stacks of 
                     Blighted Quiver
Blighted Quiver
            
[Stasis Enchant] : Much better than 
                     Quicksilver Enchant
             you're super squishy in team fights and you'll be fighting from far away that
Quicksilver Enchant
             you're super squishy in team fights and you'll be fighting from far away that 
                     Quicksilver Enchant
             Wont give you much value.
Quicksilver Enchant
             Wont give you much value.
                     Rabadon's Deathcap
             : Extra damage. Obviously, you spike really hard when you have this.
Rabadon's Deathcap
             : Extra damage. Obviously, you spike really hard when you have this.
                     Void Staff
             : Same as
Void Staff
             : Same as 
                     Rabadon's Deathcap
             You don't need
Rabadon's Deathcap
             You don't need 
                     Morellonomicon
             because your [Varus:3] already inflicts Anti-Heal or Grevious Wounds
Morellonomicon
             because your [Varus:3] already inflicts Anti-Heal or Grevious Wounds
Varus Runes
Best Runes for Varus
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             Blighted Quiver
Blighted Quiver
            
                    Skill Order
How to distribute skill points
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                            Summoner Spells
When to take which summoners
Varus Matchups & Counters
Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters
She has a weaker early game than you and you can simply poke her with 
                     Hail Of Arrows
             trying to poke her with
Hail Of Arrows
             trying to poke her with 
                     Piercing Arrow
             is quite challenging since she can easily use
Piercing Arrow
             is quite challenging since she can easily use 
                     Tumble
             to dodge it. Once you reach lvl 5 Be super aggressive since
Tumble
             to dodge it. Once you reach lvl 5 Be super aggressive since 
                     Chain Of Corruption
             is a powerful engage tool.
Chain Of Corruption
             is a powerful engage tool.
 
                        Why play Ap Varus?
Recently Varus got buffed. His 
                     Blighted Quiver
             was the selling point of the buff. It got increased Max HP damage,Lowered CD and increased buff duration.
Blighted Quiver
             was the selling point of the buff. It got increased Max HP damage,Lowered CD and increased buff duration.
His 
                     Blighted Quiver
             scales of AP and enemy HP.
Blighted Quiver
             scales of AP and enemy HP.
I've been play testing Varus by a lot lately. Tried both Crit and Lethality and both doesn't seem to do good at all. And with the absence of Guinsoo's Rageblade On-Hit varus just doesn't work at all.
Then I tried AP. Results was amazing seeing your 
                     Piercing Arrow
             Buffed with
Piercing Arrow
             Buffed with 
                     Blighted Quiver
             Crit for 1000 damage is hilarious because of
Blighted Quiver
             Crit for 1000 damage is hilarious because of 
                     Infinity Orb
             definitely a fun playstyle and a meta potential adc.
Infinity Orb
             definitely a fun playstyle and a meta potential adc.
 
                        Maximizing Damage
As AP varus all of your damage will come from your 
                     Blighted Quiver
             Blight stacks and triggering them with your abilities.
Blighted Quiver
             Blight stacks and triggering them with your abilities.
Combos.
                     Chain Of Corruption
             > Auto Attack >
Chain Of Corruption
             > Auto Attack > 
                     Hail Of Arrows
             > Auto Attack 2x
Hail Of Arrows
             > Auto Attack 2x 
                     Piercing Arrow
             +
Piercing Arrow
             + 
                     Blighted Quiver
             active
Blighted Quiver
             active
This is your maximum Damage triggering 6 blights in the span of 3-4 Seconds. Note that your 
                     Chain Of Corruption
             will apply blights in the next 3 seconds not instantly. The moment you use
Chain Of Corruption
             will apply blights in the next 3 seconds not instantly. The moment you use 
                     Chain Of Corruption
             + an auto attack it will apply 2 blight stacks. The moment your
Chain Of Corruption
             + an auto attack it will apply 2 blight stacks. The moment your 
                     Hail Of Arrows
             lands it already has 3 Blight stacks to trigger. And your
Hail Of Arrows
             lands it already has 3 Blight stacks to trigger. And your 
                     Hail Of Arrows
             will trigger those blight.
Hail Of Arrows
             will trigger those blight.
since you have used 2 Blight stacks from your 
                     Chain Of Corruption
             you will need to attack 2 times to stack 3 and let
Chain Of Corruption
             you will need to attack 2 times to stack 3 and let 
                     Piercing Arrow
             trigger the remaining blights.
Piercing Arrow
             trigger the remaining blights.
                     Chain Of Corruption
             +
Chain Of Corruption
             + 
                     Blighted Quiver
             >
Blighted Quiver
             > 
                     Piercing Arrow
Piercing Arrow
            
Great combo to delete someone if fed enough
 
                        Final words
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                                 Dancing Grenade
Dancing Grenade
             Whisper
Whisper
             Rocket Grab
Rocket Grab
             Static Field
Static Field
             Bullet Time
Bullet Time
             Arcane Shift
Arcane Shift
             Unbreakable
Unbreakable
             Volley
Volley
             Manamune
Manamune
             
                