Thanks for the complement! I love playing Varian as well and hope Blizzard adds more Multiclass Heroes in the future.

Fury is also amazing at soloing Boss Mercenaries. :P

Arms is all about burst damage, so increasing Lion's Fang's damage for the burst window is key. The default Banner, and most of the time the ONLY Banner, for Arms is Banner of Dalaran. Therefore the increased Slow also helps keep up with your Colossus Smash target to execute the full combo. The Heroic Strike damage is just a bonus in the burst window, and should always be ready for that first Basic Attack after Colossus Smash.

I just find Overpower lacking behind the other two Talent options at Level 1. Lion's Fang is higher burst damage in the Arms build primarily because of Banner of Dalaran and High King's Quest is higher sustained damage in the Fury build because of the faster Basic Attacks and larger cooldown reduction on Heroic Strike (and the Protection build does not need the extra damage since its focus is on survivability).

Unfortunately, the long queues are always a problem with new Hero releases.

As to the Banner of Stormwind, I thought about it and tested it a little. It can help chase down enemies, but the Movement Speed bonus on Basic Attacks is usually enough to keep up in conjunction with Charge and Lion's Fang. However, against a team that can keep you Slowed down then taking Banner of Stormwind is a great choice. I personally keep Banner of Ironforge to help my survivability when I dive in with Varian.

Hey thanks! Arms build is my favorite too! As soon as I get better from this awful whateverthissicknessis, I want to finish this guide up complete with videos show-casing each build. Hopefully I can get at least the text sections done today and tomorrow.