That is true, Heartsteel was not available. Not sure where this comes up though. I did mention “3 skins” at some point but I mean the base skin alongside two Empyrean ones, not Heartsteel

Well, it was only Gumayusi who picked it, other players used other skins, so it is not more popular compared to other. Varus is similar to J4 where many players have their own preference