[2021] Varus VFX Update

Originally posted by New_Teaching_4331

Love it can you do janna next owo?

Originally posted by lorderation1

i think the model needs some attention too

Originally posted by SnicSnicSnicSnicSnic

As a Varus main I'm overjoyed to see him getting some love! I know alot of people on the Varus mains subreddit really wanted some chromas for Blight Crystal so maybe we can see that happen?

Originally posted by Bizorka

Amazing changes, nothing more to say hope you are feeling great Sirhaian UwU

Originally posted by Ramus_N

Thank you so much for this, it is good to see him getting some love.

Originally posted by kaiwinters

Looks great but I think the pink should be more red to make it less like the power of the void? Cuz I thought he was darkin?

Originally posted by TheEdgeOfJoanne

YOU CRAZY MAN YOU DID IT I LOVE YOU MUCH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Originally posted by TheEdgeOfJoanne

This is @dirtyvarus in tweeter I feel like I'm in a dream 😭 😭 😭

Originally posted by VisionoftheEmpire

It looks awesome. Very well done!

Originally posted by kaiwinters

The visuals look amazing love to see him get some love :) I just think his colors looking more like aatrox and rhaast to give the darkin some continuity would be nice 😊

Originally posted by GaT0M

Amazing changes
Would it be possible for the Q indicator to be updated and look like the one on Wild Rift (it works similar to pyke Q) or is that out of range of VFX updates

Originally posted by swell135

wouldn't there be a way to put a mark like kaisa or vayne so that the passive one has a clearer view? these orbs are very confusing

Originally posted by TuoniFan

Looks sick and Varus was long overdue for a VFX update. Most of these look super great though im not fond of mini arrows on E but i suppose its fine. I would also like if you recolored R VFX to red on Conqueror skin (the spread range indicator).

Originally posted by PinkShortShorts

As someone who strictly uses Heartseeker on Varus, thank you! Looks simply magical 💖🌹

Originally posted by Levy703

Reeeeally amazing work, as always! I've been a Varus Main since I started playing League (In fact, I actually found League after finding a picture of the Heartseeker Varus splash while searching for cupid references LOL).

I have a few very minor suggestions, most of which I see already covered, like Conqueror Varus's R being recolored to be more red/gold than red/purple. A big, big thing that would be a huge quality of life for Varus would be if when casting his ult, the tendrils that come out to root nearby enemies were slowed down a little bit to better match the actual time it takes to root nearby enemies. As of now, the tendrils get on top of people and kinda sit there for a minute before the root takes effect, and I'd love to see the root pop immediately when the tendrils snare them!

Another super small thing, for Heartseeker Varus, could you maybe add a more pinkish ring around the area his E is affecting? I see the roses and everything but it has a small greyish ring around it and if it fell more in line with the pink that say, his ult ring gives, it would look so good!

Thank you so much for this. Varus has needed some love for a long time now. Next step is an ASU for lore matching model/VA!

Originally posted by BloodMoonEvelynn

Ahhh looks so good!! Great job like always ^^

only thing i noticed is that the arrows during the flight of his E looks like they're twitching? Not 100% sure if that's what it usually looks like as i don't play Varus much, just a thought.

Miss u on socials! Hope ur doing better :)

Originally posted by Raresmania

Oh my life, these new VFX look beyond beautiful! As a Varus player I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the effort you put for all of us. Bless your heart!

Originally posted by TheEdgeOfJoanne

I just gotta say you made my year?? I just, have so much love for this character and seeing him get something here and there just fills my heart with such joy, Its crazy

Originally posted by Quiversan

Varus is really special to me as he's always been part of my gay journey, thank you so much for showing him love. I adore all these effects, especially Arclight <3

Originally posted by Rooxstart

I love it! It looks so cool now! I think he really needed it.

Feedback:

On Base, Blight Crystal and Arclight, the ultimate has an indicator on the ground that clarifies the hitbox, but on all subsequent skins it's missing. I think it helps a lot clarity-wise, so it'd be better if it stayed on all skins (with some minor coloring for each).

On Dark Star and Infernal, the circle that appears around the enemy after hitting the ult is just the old yellow-ish circle, while all other skins use the new, prettier one.

On Project, the hitbox ground indicator for the Q arrow is there, but I feel like it could be a bit brighter to be seen in gameplay.

That's all! Thanks for reading!

Originally posted by Stregmist

Oh wow, I never use reddit, but I needed to comment here.
Varus has been my main since day 1 & and you are definitely my favorite VFX artist in Riot, so I just wanted to say how happy and thankful I am for this (Hopefully he'll get an adequate VO soon, but I know that has nothing to do with you).

I do have a small feedback I'd like to mention.
From what I see in the video, Darkstar Varus' E now leaves arrows in the ground, which is a bit strange considering he doesn't actually fire arrows, but rather some kind of comets. Maybe craters or something would be better, or just... removing the arrows.
Also, in the Arctic Ops one, I always liked that his Q looked more like and actual, physical arrow rather than a pure energy one, since it seems to fit the skin better. Anyway, I understand if it's easier to just change that.

Sorry for nitpicking, and thanks again. A lot.

Originally posted by Cd258519

I know this is varus and stuff but

Does Riot team have any other champs in mind to polish up?

Maybe skarner? please?

Originally posted by Serawa

Hi! First of all, thank you SO MUCH for the VFX update! I'm so happy that Varus was the next one on the list, he really needed an update and you did an outstanding job!

In case of his base skin, I REALLY love that you tinted the colors towards purple, some people like reds more but I think purple-ish tones fit Varus better and make the abilities far more pleasing to look at. I love how his Q now looks as powerful as in his recent skins, and E looks soo much smoother!

The one thing I wanted to ask - I wondered if it's possible to change the W blight stacks? Or at least slown down their animation a bit! The major problem for me in his old VFX was that his base blight stacks felt really distracting with how fast the tendrils moved. It could be just me though, I prefer when the marks are more simplified (Arclight, Cosmic, even something similar to Evelynn's Q mark!)

And for some R feedback:

- I'd add a fade-out effect to the "binding" VFX that appears around the champion once they're rooted. Currently it just disappears out of a sudden and it looks a bit out of place. (it concerns base, blight crystal and arclight, in other skins it fades out)

- Another thing I noticed is that the mark that appears below the champs (once they're targeted by the spread) is far smaller in base and blight crystal, while in others it remains big! In the same skins the mark also becomes bigger over time while in others it remains the same size. Personally I prefer the one from base but just wanted to point this out

In case of other skins I think I would only change the ground on Heartseeker's E! His other abilities are very bright and colorful while E remains quite gray and empty.

Other than that I just love everything about it! The effect that was added to Arclight's E is just so gorgeous!!! His base skin and swiftbolt are my favorite skins so using them after this update is gonna be exciting! Thank you sooo much again for this update <3

Originally posted by vanillaisagoodflavor

The VFX update looks amazing but I was wondering if there can be a VFX for blight being proc'd like an explosion or a sound knowing it got proc'd. It would mega satisfying for the player and it would be so nice since proccing blight right now feels like I do nothing to the enemy, especially in team fights when both the enemy and player can't tell

Originally posted by Galdinow41

i loved this VFX update

Originally posted by Letwen

I wish the effects were more darkin like. More red and less purple. And also i couldn't see the rain effect on Project's E. Is it still there?