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League of Legends Champion VarusVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus

MarksmanMage
Varus is a marksmanRolemarksman
DifficultyEasy
Power SpikeEarly-Game
Living Vengeance abilityp
Piercing Arrow abilityq
Blighted Quiver abilityw
Hail of Arrows abilitye
Chain of Corruption abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
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Varus Build

based on 61,842 matches
Win Rate
49.1 %
Pick Rate
5.8 %
Ban Rate
0.8 %

How We Come Up with Our Varus Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Varus build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Varus builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Varus core items and runes for any situation.

Varus Build Summary

Varus is a a decent bottom lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Domination. Including the specific runes shown below into your Varus build will help provide you with the additional stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. Varus players should focus on leveling up his w ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Varus

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
DaggerHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Berserker's GreavesNoonquiver

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeBloodthirsterKraken SlayerSorcerer's Shoes

Optional Items

ShadowflameRabadon's DeathcapGuardian AngelAxiom Arc

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Varus to level upw
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Second ability for Varus to level upq
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Last skill for Varus to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Varus's passive ability p
Varus's q ability q
Varus's w ability w
Varus's e ability e
Varus's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Varus Matchups Overview

Varus is Weak Against

KarthusKarthus42.2% winrateZiggsZiggs46.3% winrateSivirSivir46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.2% winrate

Varus is Strong Against

ApheliosAphelios53% winrateLucianLucian52.8% winrateKalistaKalista52.3% winrateCaitlynCaitlyn51.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Shyvanajungle+ 53.1% 2229 GamesRumblemiddle+ 53.3% 199 GamesAlistarsupport+ 53.6% 1089 GamesTrundletop+ 55.6% 475 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Varus Players

Tips and Tricks

Piercing Arrow can be used to last hit minions and harass enemy champions, hold it down longer for more range and power.

Living Vengeance means you attack faster after killing something; last hit minions constantly to keep your attack speed up.

Practice Piercing Arrow until you're a pro. Charging it out of enemy vision (such as while coming back to lane or from the brush) can help you score a hit.

Additional Varus Build Insights

LoL Varus players will find him to be a dynamic character to build out properly. You will find that his build changes when he is up against either well-rounded or highly focused team comps, meaning you should not choose the same Varus build every single round of League of Legends

The best items to include in your champ's build are: Guinsoo's Rageblade, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. Players who included these pieces in their setups had a greater winrate than players who utilized other Varus builds. Likewise, if you are playing a varied enemy team comp, you should strongly consider getting yourself the Precision, and Domination runes. In recent matches, he won the greatest fraction of his rounds when equipped with these runes.

We set our Varus build suggestions by examining 61,842 recently ranked League matches with him in them. We only recommend the highest winrate Varus builds that have been built by ranked gamers enough times for us to suggest them. With so many matches in our dataset, we are very confident in our suggested builds.