Varus

Varus Build

the Arrow of Retribution

Role: ADC Pick Rate: 6.3% Win Rate: 49.61%

Recommended Build

Summoner Spells

Flash Flash
Barrier Barrier

Skill Priority

Q W E

Items

Start
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Core
Statikk Shiv Statikk Shiv
Gluttonous Greaves Gluttonous Greaves
Guinsoo's Rageblade Guinsoo's Rageblade
Late
Terminus
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Zhonya's Hourglass

Runes

Most Played
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo 76% · 51.5% WR
Triumph
Triumph 46.7% · 52.8% WR
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity 76.3% · 51.4% WR
Cut Down
Cut Down 72.4% · 51.5% WR
Inspiration
Cash Back
Cash Back 0.1% · 51.4% WR
Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
Health
Best WR
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack 6% · 51.5% WR
Triumph
Triumph 46.7% · 52.8% WR
Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline 5.6% · 51.8% WR
Last Stand
Last Stand 2.2% · 55.1% WR
Inspiration
Cash Back
Cash Back 0.1% · 51.4% WR
Triple Tonic
Triple Tonic 0.1% · 52.6% WR
Attack Speed
Attack Speed
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force
Health
Health

Skill Order

Q
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
W
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
R
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Win Rate by Elo

Iron Iron 42.35%
Bronze Bronze 46.87%
Silver Silver 47.79%
Gold Gold 48.94%
Platinum Platinum 49.35%
Emerald Emerald 50.44%
Diamond Diamond 50.62%
Master Master 52.08%
Grandmaster Grandmaster 51.56%
Challenger Challenger 53.74%
All Elos All Elos 50.75%

Best Counters and Matchups for Varus

See all counters for Varus

Top 5 Counters Against Varus

Lux
39.8% WR -6.2%
Xerath
42.8% WR -2.5%
Aurelion Sol
Aurelion Sol Matchup detail
43.8% WR -3.1%
Seraphine
Seraphine Matchup detail
44.4% WR -0.8%
Viktor
45.1% WR -0.7%

Top 5 Best Matchups for Varus

Kalista
55.3% WR +5.6%
Corki
54.6% WR +3.8%
Mel
54.6% WR +4.4%
Tristana
Tristana Matchup detail
54.0% WR +5.9%
Draven
53.4% WR +4.0%

Patch History

V14.18
  • Piercing Arrow Minimum bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)86.67 / 93.33 / 100 / 106.67 / 113.33% bonus AD from 100 / 106.67 / 113.33 / 120 / 126.67%. Maximum bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170% bonus AD from 150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190%.
  • Hail of Arrows Bonus AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% bonus AD from 110%.
V14.17
  • Piercing Arrow Minimum base damage increased to 60 / 106.67 / 153.33 / 200 / 246.67 from 10 / 46.67 / 83.33 / 120 / 156.67. Maximum base damage increased to 90 / 160 / 230 / 300 / 370 from 15 / 70 / 125 / 180 / 235. Minimum AD ratio changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100 / 106.67 / 113.33 / 120 / 126.67% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)83.33 / 86.67 / 90 / 93.33 / 96.67% total AD. Maximum AD ratio changed to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)150 / 160 / 170 / 180 / 190% bonus AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)125 / 130 / 135 / 140 / 145% total AD.
  • Hail of Arrows Bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)110% bonus AD from 90%.
V14.16
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: No longer casts in a different direction from the cursor if used while ending a long distance movement.
V14.15
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 59 from 57.
  • Living Vengeance Bonus attack speed increased to 10 / 15 / 20% (based on level) from 10% at all levels. Champion takedown bonus attack speed increased to 50% from 40%. Champion takedown bonus attack damage and ability power increased to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)25% bonus attack speed from 15%. Attack speed cap increased to 3.0 from 2.7632.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage reduced to 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 from 7 / 14 / 21 / 28 / 35.
V14.13
  • Stats Base attack damage reduced to 57 from 60. Attack speed growth reduced to 3.5% from 4%.
  • Living Vengeance New Effect: When Varus kills an enemy, he gains Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)10% bonus attack speed as well as Champions hit with Bandage Toss (Q) at greater than 75% of max rangebonus attack damage and Damage to champions with Center of the Universe (P)ability power equal to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)10% bonus attack speed for 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 (based on level) seconds. This is increased to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)40% bonus attack speed and Champions hit with Bandage Toss (Q) at greater than 75% of max rangebonus attack damage and Damage to champions with Center of the Universe (P)ability power equal to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)15% bonus attack speed upon scoring a champion takedown. While Living Vengeance's bonus is active, Varus' attack speed cap is increased to 2.7632. Old Effect: When Varus kills an enemy, he gains Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)10 / 15 / 20% (based on level) Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)(+ 20% − 23.4% (based on level) bonus attack speed) bonus attack speed for 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 (based on level) seconds, increased to 40% Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)(+ 40% − 46.8% (based on level) bonus attack speed) bonus attack speed upon scoring a champion takedown.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage increased to 7 / 14 / 21 / 28 / 35 from 7 / 13 / 19 / 25 / 31. Cooldown refund per stack increased to 13% from 12%. Maximum cooldown reduction increased to 39% from 36%. Piercing Arrow bonus damage changed to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14% of target's missing health from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)6% − 14% (based on level). Maximum Piercing Arrow bonus damage changed to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)9 / 12 / 15 / 18 / 21% of target's missing health from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)9% − 21% (based on level). Cast grace period during Piercing Arrow increased to 0.85 seconds from 0.25.
V14.4
  • Stats Base attack damage reduced to 60 from 62.
V14.3
  • Hail of Arrows Bug Fix: Corrected the phantom missile's cast timing to properly coincide with the VFX, which would previously break spell shields earlier than expected.
V13.22
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: Cast indicator no longer always displays the line indicator even if the setting was disabled.
V13.21
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage increased to 7 / 13 / 19 / 25 / 31 from 7 / 12 / 17 / 22 / 27. Bug Fix: Buff timer VFX is now displayed clearly.
  • Hail of Arrows Slow increased to 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% from 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45%.
V13.20
  • Piercing Arrow Undocumented/New Effect: Cast indicator now includes a line for the arrow.
V13.18
  • General Updated ability icons.
V13.16
  • General Bug Fix: Several issues with voice line playback have been resolved.
  • Cosmic Hunter Varus Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: SFX for the cast no longer plays even if the cast did not go off.
V13.14
  • General Bug Fix: Several issues with voice line playback have been corrected.
V13.13
  • General Updated voice over.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit AP ratio increased to 35% AP from 30% AP. Detonation AP ratio per stack reduced to 1.5% per 100 AP from 2.5% per 100 AP. Detonation maximum AP ratio reduced to 4.5% per 100 AP from 7.5% per 100 AP.
V13.10
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: Hit VFX against minions and non-epic jungle monsters on Conqueror Varus, Infernal Varus, PROJECT: Varus, and Cosmic Hunter Varus is now properly displayed.
V13.4
  • Blighted Quiver Bug Fix: Now properly displays the VFX of its stacks on enemies even if they briefly left vision.
V13.3
  • Hail of Arrows Grievous Wounds strength increased to 40% from 25%. Bug Fix: Effect is now fully nullified if the main missile collides with projectile-interception effects, rather than triggering at the location of impact.
V12.14
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 62 from 59.
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: VFX no longer stop rendering after casting Hail of Arrows.
V12.11
  • Hail of Arrows Grievous Wounds strength reduced to 25% from 30%.
V12.10
  • Stats Base health increased to 600 from 530. Health growth increased to 105 from 91. Armor growth increased to 4.6 from 3.4. Magic resistance growth increased to 1.3 from 0.5.
  • Hail of Arrows Grievous Wounds strength reduced to 30% from 40%.
V12.9
  • Living Vengeance Bonus attack speed ratio on champion takedown increased to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)40% − 46.8% (based on level) bonus attack speed from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)30% − 35.1% (based on level). Bonus attack speed ratio on non-champion kill increased to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)20% − 23.4% (based on level) bonus attack speed from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)15% − 17.55% (based on level).
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage increased to 7 / 12 / 17 / 22 / 27 from 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21.
V12.5 - March 9th Hotfix
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage increased to 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21 from 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15.
  • Chain of Corruption Base damage increased to 150 / 250 / 350 from 150 / 200 / 250.
V12.3
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: Charge cancellation VFX has been restored for all skins.
V11.24 - December 15th Hotfix
  • Living Vengeance Bonus attack speed duration increased to 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 (based on level) seconds from 5 at all levels.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage increased to 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15 from 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11. On-hit AP ratio increased to 30% AP from 25% AP. Detonation AP ratio per stack increased to 2.5% per 100 AP from 2% per 100 AP. Detonation maximum AP ratio increased to 7.5% per 100 AP from 6% per 100 AP.
V11.24
  • General Updated visual effects.
V11.22
  • Hail of Arrows Bonus AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)90% bonus AD from 60%.
V11.19
  • Piercing Arrow Cooldown increased to 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 seconds from 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10.
V11.18
  • Stats Base attack damage reduced to 59 from 61.
  • Living Vengeance Base bonus attack speed on non-champion kill reduced to 10 / 15 / 20% (based on level) from 20% at all levels.
V11.12
  • Blighted Quiver Active damage modifier reduced to 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time) from 0% − 80% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time). Maximum Piercing Arrow bonus damage reduced to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)9% − 21% (based on level) of the target's missing health from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)10.8% − 25.2% (based on level).
V11.7
  • Stats Attack damage growth increased to 3.4 from 3.
V11.4
  • Blighted Quiver Active damage modifier increased to 0% − 80% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time) from 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time). Maximum Piercing Arrow bonus damage increased to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)10.8% − 25.2% (based on level) of the target's missing health from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)9% − 21% (based on level).
V11.2
  • Stats Mana growth increased to 40 from 33.
  • Chain of Corruption Cooldown reduced to 100 / 80 / 60 seconds from 120 / 90 / 60.
V11.1 - January 6th Hotfix
  • Piercing Arrow Mana cost reduced to 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 from 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90. Cooldown reduced to 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10 seconds from 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10.
V10.24
  • Piercing Arrow Removed: Consuming Blight with Piercing Arrow no longer reduces its cooldown by 3 seconds. New Effect: Blight consumed by Piercing Arrow now increases the detonation damage by 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time). New Effect: When Piercing Arrow is fully charged, all damaging effects triggered by it will now display critical strike impact text.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage reduced to 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 from 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21. New Effect: Detonating Blight against champions and epic monsters now reduces his basic ability cooldowns by 12% per stack, up to 36% at 3 stacks detonated. This is further increased by 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time), for a combined possible cooldown reduction of 36% − 54%.
  • Chain of Corruption New Effect: Now snaps to face the target direction at the start of cast. Missile speed reduced to 1500 from 1950.
V10.20
  • Hail of Arrows Base damage increased to 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 from 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210.
  • Chain of Corruption Cooldown reduced to 120 / 90 / 60 seconds from 130 / 100 / 70.
V10.17
  • Stats Attack speed growth increased to 4% from 3%.
  • Living Vengeance Bonus attack speed ratio on champion takedown increased to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)30% − 35.1% (based on level) bonus attack speed from Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)30% bonus attack speed from non-growth sources at all levels. Bonus attack speed ratio on non-champion kill increased to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)15% − 17.55% (based on level) bonus attack speed from Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)15% bonus attack speed from non-growth sources at all levels.
V10.14
  • Piercing Arrow Maximum AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)125 / 130 / 135 / 140 / 145% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)150% AD at all ranks. Minimum AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)83.33 / 86.67 / 90 / 93.33 / 96.67% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% AD at all ranks.
  • Hail of Arrows Base damage reduced to 50 / 90 / 130 / 170 / 210 from 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210.
V10.12
  • Stats Attack damage growth reduced to 3 from 3.11.
  • Piercing Arrow Minimum AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)110% AD. Maximum AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)150% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)165% AD.
V10.11
  • Stats Base health increased to 530 from 500. Health growth increased to 91 from 89.
V10.8
  • Piercing Arrow Indicator added to show recast ability timer.
  • Chain of Corruption Cooldown increased to 130 / 100 / 70 seconds from 110 / 90 / 70.
V10.6
  • General Recommended items updated.
  • Hail of Arrows Bug Fix: When attempting to cast it outside of its maximum range immediately after Flashing, the ability's position will now properly update and cast at its post-Flash max range.
V10.5
  • Hail of Arrows Now casts at maximum range instead of casting in the targeted area.
V10.1
  • Piercing Arrow Cooldown reduced to 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 from 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12. Blight stack detonation cooldown reduction reduced to 3 seconds from 4.
V9.20
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 61 from 59. Base mana regeneration increased to 8 from 7.34. Base mana reduced to 360 from 360.48. Base health increased to 500 from 499.
V9.4
  • Blighted Quiver Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the detonation damage was lower than intended.
V9.1
  • Hail of Arrows Bug Fix: Slow zone VFX no longer fail to appear if cast from Fog of War.
V8.24b
  • Blighted Quiver Active damage increased to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)6% − 14% (based on level) of the target's missing health Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14% (based on level) of the target's missing health from Damage mitigated by Master-At-Arms (R)6% − 10% (based on level).
  • Chain of Corruption Base damage increased to 150 / 200 / 250 from 100 / 175 / 250.
V8.24
  • Blighted Quiver Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that allowed his allies to detonate it.
V8.17
  • Stats Base health reduced to 499 from 549. Health growth increased to 89 from 86.
V8.13 - July 3rd Hotfix
  • Piercing Arrow Minimum AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)110% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)100% AD. Maximum AD ratio increased to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)165% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)150% AD.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage increased to 7 / 10.5 / 14 / 17.5 / 21 from 5 / 9 / 13 / 17 / 21. Health ratio per stack increased to Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% of target's maximum health from 2 / 2.75 / 3.5 / 4.25 / 5%.
V8.11
  • Stats Base health increased to 549 from 537.76. Health growth increased to 86 from 82. Base armor reduced to 27 from 32. Base health regeneration reduced to 3.5 from 5.5. Base attack damage reduced to 59 from 63. Attack damage growth increased to 3.11 from 2.41.
V8.9
  • Blighted Quiver Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where the basic attack played the base skin's sound effects instead of those for whatever skin was in use. Bug Fix: Unique SFX have been restored for Varus and all skins.
V8.8
  • Living Vengeance Bonus attack speed ratio on champion takedown reduced to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)30% bonus attack speed from non-growth sources from 50%. Bonus attack speed ratio on minion or monster kill reduced to Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)15% bonus attack speed from non-growth sources from 25%.
  • Blighted Quiver On-hit base damage reduced to 5 / 9 / 13 / 17 / 21 from 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26. New Active: Varus' next Piercing Arrow deals Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)6% − 10% (based on level) of the target's missing health bonus magic damage, increased by 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's charge time) for a maximum of Champions killed with Comeuppance (R)9% − 15% (based on level) of the target's missing health. This damage is capped at 360 against monsters. Cooldown: 40 seconds. This damage is dealt after the damage of Piercing Arrow.
V8.3
  • Stats Base health regeneration increased to 5.5 from 5.424.
V8.1
  • General New splash artwork for Original Varus.
V7.22
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 63 from 54.66. Base armor increased to 32 from 23.212.
  • Hail of Arrows Base damage increased to 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 from 45 / 80 / 115 / 150 / 185.
  • Dark Star Varus Bug Fix: Shields now follow his model during his recall animation.
V7.19
  • Dark Star Varus Bug Fix: Blue tendrils no longer flicker during several graphics settings.
V7.13
  • Chain of Corruption Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where hitting it, at its maximum range, wouldn't make it spread through enemies.
V7.9
  • Stats Magic resistance growth increased to 0.5 from 0.
V7.6
  • Piercing Arrow Cooldown reduction if hitting Blighted enemy champion increased to 4 seconds from 4 − 2.2 (based on cooldown reduction).
V7.5 - March 10th Hotfix
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: Cooldown refund against Blighted targets now properly applies at Piercing Arrow's max distance.
V7.5
  • Piercing Arrow Maximum AD ratio reduced to Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)150% AD from Champions stunned with Pyromania (P)165% AD. Cooldown increased to 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 seconds from 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 / 8. New Effect: Cooldown is now reduced by 4 − 1.75 (based on cooldown reduction) seconds if the arrow detonates Blight stacks from at least one enemy champion.
  • Blighted Quiver Undocumented: Tooltip now indicates maximum damage per stack against monsters.
V7.4
  • Heartseeker Varus Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: Now correctly gets audio when hitting an enemy in Fog of War with Piercing Arrow.
V6.24
  • Living Vengeance Duration on champion kills reduced to 5 seconds from 6. New Effect: Bonus attack speed from champion kills now scales with Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)50% bonus attack speed from non-growth sources. Duration on non-champion kills increased to 5 seconds from 3. New Effect: Bonus attack speed from non-champion kills now scales with Champions hit with Martial Cadence (P)25% bonus attack speed from non-growth sources.
V6.13
  • Hail of Arrows Bug Fix: Restored custom particles for Blight Crystal Varus's Hail of Arrows when the arrows land.
V6.10
  • Piercing Arrow Bug Fix: No longer occasionally deals damage against spell shielded targets.
V6.1
  • Hail of Arrows Updated to use new Grievous Wounds - 40% self-healing reduction instead of 50% incoming-healing reduction.
V5.22
  • Stats Base attack damage increased to 54.66 from 49.04. Attack damage growth reduced to 2.41 from 3. Base mana increased to 360.48 from 310.48. Mana growth reduced to 33 from 36.
  • Chain of Corruption New Effect: Now displays max. spread range to Varus and his enemies if there is at least one tendril. New Effect: Rooted targets now gain 3 stacks of Blight over the duration. Base damage reduced to 100 / 175 / 250 from 150 / 250 / 350.
V5.5
  • Piercing Arrow Now begins its cooldown at charge start, rather than when the arrow fires.
V5.3
  • Chain of Corruption Missle width increased to 120 from 100.
V4.21
  • Stats Mana regeneration growth increased to 0.8 from 0.5.
V4.16
  • Piercing Arrow Line indicator removed (Now uses range circle again as per previous functionality).
V4.13
  • Piercing Arrow Now shows a line indicator in addition to circle indicator while charging.
  • Chain of Corruption Cooldown reduced to 110 / 90 / 70 seconds from 120 / 105 / 90 seconds.
V4.5
  • Stats Base armor increased to 17.5 from 13.5.
V3.13
  • Chain of Corruption Mana cost reduced to 100 from 120.
V3.8
  • Piercing Arrow Fixed a bug where casting Piercing Arrow while targeting an enemy would cause Varus to stop moving.
  • Hail of Arrows Slow refresh rate reduced to 0.25 seconds.
V3.7
  • Stats Base movement speed reduced to 330 from 335.
  • Piercing Arrow Minimum damage increased to 10 / 47 / 83 / 120 / 157 from 10 / 43 / 77 / 110 / 143. Maximum damage increased to 15 / 70 / 125 / 180 / 235 from 15 / 65 / 115 / 165 / 215. Improved hit detection at the end of the missile.
  • Hail of Arrows Base damage reduced to 65 / 100 / 135 / 170 / 205 from 65 / 105 / 145 / 185 / 225.
  • Chain of Corruption Improved hit detection at the end of the missile.
V1.0.0.152
  • Stats Movement speed increased to 335 from 310.
V1.0.0.145
  • Piercing Arrow Fixed: no longer sometimes fires from a point above his bow. Fixed: now more reliably hits targets at the end of its range.
  • Blighted Quiver Ability power ratio on Blight stack detonation increased to (+ 2% AP) per stack from (+ 1% AP).
  • Chain of Corruption Missile width increased to 100 from 60. Increased missile visibility. Spread range from primary target to nearby targets increased to 550 from 450. Tendril break range increased to 600 from 550.
V1.0.0.139
  • Added May 8th Living Vengeance (Innate) On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains attack speed. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion. Piercing Arrow (Q) Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire. Blighted Quiver (W) Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum health. Hail of Arrows (E) Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' movement speed and reduces their healing and regeneration. Chain of Corruption (Ultimate) Varus flings out a tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.

Recommended build

What players actually run on Varus on the current patch: summoner spells, skill priority, starting, core and late items, runes and skill order.

Every entry comes with its pick rate (how often it is chosen) and, where available, its win rate. For runes, Most Played is the page the majority takes and Best WR the variant that wins most among those with enough games: when they differ, the second is usually the sharper choice, the first the safer one.

Win rate by elo

Varus's win rate in each rank tier, from Iron to Challenger, plus all tiers combined.

A champion that climbs with rank is usually one that rewards mechanics or game knowledge; one that peaks in low elo is often easy to pick up and punished by better players. Read the tier you play in, not the average. Tiers with no data for this patch are hidden.

Counters and matchups

A preview of the counters page: the five opponents Varus struggles against the most, and the five it beats most often, on the current patch.

Percentages are Varus's own win rate in each duel, with the gap to its overall win rate. The full lists, with every matchup that has enough games, are on the counters page linked below each table.

Patch history

Balance changes that touched Varus, patch by patch, most recent first, as published in the official patch notes.

The ten latest patches are shown, the older ones fold out. Use it to read the win rate movements above: a jump right after a patch is usually a buff or a nerf, not a change in how people play the champion.