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Varus Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.21

Varus The Arrow of Retribution

Find the best Varus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.21. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Varus build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Varus' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

Season 8 Builds
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

An Ordinary Varus Guide - by MaSiR0709

Build by xElixx updated March 6, 2018
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

On Hit build

Build by AnTony updated February 22, 2018
7
6
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus Jungle S8 DMG

Build by Fixxy updated February 8, 2018
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Triple charge Varus

Build by WatashiShiKage updated February 8, 2018
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus ADC Forever

Build by ITZLegend updated January 15, 2018
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus- The Guilty Will Know Agony

Build by AsuraVarian updated December 16, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Hybrid Damage On-Hit Shield Varus

Build by quillife updated December 27, 2017
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus ADC

Build by Goondalf_cx updated December 17, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus RAINBOW -Ez blues,but I don't swing that way

Build by jonic updated December 14, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

S8 Ultimate Varus Crit Build (plus attack speed) (any lane,

Build by FatyMCnoparents updated December 6, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus "TheSilentHunter"

Build by 68PsYcHoPaTh89 updated January 8, 2018
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus ADC super options

Build by Dahag updated December 27, 2017
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus, the Hypercarry.

Build by fletna56 updated December 10, 2017
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus S8 (patch 7.23) build unfinished.

Build by Not LeBlanc updated November 26, 2017
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus full atk speed build

Build by warmadans updated November 30, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

The Cost of Your Life is Two Arrows

Build by 20Below updated December 2, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus ADC - Full Attackspeed carry

Build by ItsDanny8435 updated November 25, 2017
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LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

(BOTTOM) Varus

Build by vCreepers updated November 21, 2017
Rating Pending
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Varus BEST BUILD S7

Build by SamProt updated December 2, 2017
7.7
9
Votes
2
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide
LoL Champion Varus Build Guide

Guinsoo Varus Guide (RUNES REFORGED)

Build by Fairy King Oberon99 updated November 8, 2017
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Varus Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Varus we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Varus, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Varus this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.21. However, if you are a new Varus player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Varus!

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Patch 14.21: 42,974 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Varus's Runes

Varus's Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 43% Pickrate

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Varus's 2nd Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

Sorcery
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Varus's 3rd Best Runes 48%

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

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Domination
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Varus's Summoner Spells

Varus's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 77% Pickrate

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Second Best

Varus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 47%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

Cleanse Flash

Third Best

Varus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Flash Heal

Varus's Starters

Varus's Best Starter Items 47%

Win Rate 92% Pickrate

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Varus's Core Items

Varus's Best Core Items 55%

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

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Patch 14.21: 42,974 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Varus's Runes

Varus's Best Runes 49%

Win Rate 51% Pickrate

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Varus's 2nd Best Runes 45%

Win Rate 17% Pickrate

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Varus's 3rd Best Runes 50%

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

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Domination
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Varus's Summoner Spells

Varus's Best Summoner Spells 48%

Win Rate 38% Pickrate

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Second Best

Varus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 49%

Win Rate 32% Pickrate

Flash Teleport

Third Best

Varus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 24% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Varus's Starters

Varus's Best Starter Items 48%

Win Rate 92% Pickrate

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Varus's Core Items

Varus's Best Core Items 45%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

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Patch 14.21: 42,974 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Varus's Runes

Varus's Best Runes 46%

Win Rate 18% Pickrate

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Varus's 2nd Best Runes 43%

Win Rate 16% Pickrate

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Varus's 3rd Best Runes 40%

Win Rate 15% Pickrate

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Varus's Summoner Spells

Varus's Best Summoner Spells 42%

Win Rate 50% Pickrate

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Second Best

Varus's 2nd Best Summoner Spells 45%

Win Rate 34% Pickrate

Flash Barrier

Third Best

Varus's 3rd Best Summoner Spells 46%

Win Rate 6% Pickrate

Flash Ghost

Varus's Starters

Varus's Best Starter Items 41%

Win Rate 76% Pickrate

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Varus's Core Items

Varus's Best Core Items 50%

Win Rate 4% Pickrate

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Varus Counters

Learn Varus' counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Varus guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!


This counter data is for Varus ADC in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Varus. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Varus Skins

Varus' Abilities

Varus's Living Vengeance
Living Vengeance Varus's Passive Varus's Passive
Self
Varus's Passive
Varus's Passive
When Varus kills an enemy, he gains 10 / 15 / 20% attack speed (levels 1 / 7 / 13) as well as bonus attack damage and ability power equal to 10% bonus attack speed for 5 / 7 / 9 / 11 (at levels 1 / 6 / 11 / 16) seconds. Champion takedowns grant 50% attack speed as well as bonus attack damage and ability power equal to 25% attack speed instead.

While this passive is active, Varus' attack speed cap is increased from 2.5 to 3.0 instead.
Q
Varus's Piercing Arrow
Piercing Arrow Varus's Q Ability
Self
65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12
Begin Charging: Varus draws back his next shot, slowing himself by 20%. After 4 seconds, if not fired, Varus will cancel the ability and refund 50% of its mana cost.

Release: Varus releases the arrow, dealing 60 / 106.67 / 153.33 / 200 / 246.67 (+0.8667 / 0.9333 / 1.0 / 1.0667 / 1.1333% per bonus attack damage) physical damage, reduced by 0−67% per enemy hit (minimum 19.8 / 35.2 / 50.6 / 66 / 81.4 (+0.286 / 0.308 / 0.33 / 0.352 / 0.374% per bonus attack damage) and maximum 29.7 / 52.8 / 75.9 / 99 / 122.1 (+0.429 / 0.462 / 0.495 / 0.528 / 0.561% per bonus attack damage)). Damage and Blight detonation effects are increased by 0−50% depending on charge time (maximum 90 / 160 / 230 / 300 / 370 (+1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.7% per bonus attack damage)).
W
Varus's Blighted Quiver
Blighted Quiver Varus's W Ability
Self
0
40
Passive: Varus' attacks deal an additional 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 (+35% of ability power) magic damage and apply a Blight stack for 6 seconds (max 3 stacks). Varus' other abilities detonate Blight stacks dealing 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% (+1.5% per 100 ability power) of target's max health as magic damage per stack. Detonating Blight on champions and epic monsters also reduces his basic abilities' cooldowns by 13% of their maximum per stack.

Active: Varus' next Piercing Arrow deals an additional 6−14% missing health as magic damage (depending on level), increased up to 80% missing health damage depending on charge time.
E
Varus's Hail of Arrows
Hail of Arrows Varus's E Ability
925
80
18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10
Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' movement speed by 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50% for 0.25 seconds and reduces their healing and regeneration by 40%. The slow duration is refreshed if enemies stay within the zone.
R
Varus's Chain of Corruption
Chain of Corruption Varus's Ultimate (R) Ability
1075
100
100 / 80 / 60 / 60 / 60
Varus flings out a tendril of corruption, rooting the first champion hit for 2 seconds and dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+100% of ability power) magic damage. Rooted enemies gain max blight stacks over the duration. The corruption spreads from its target to uninfected enemy champions. If it reaches them, they take the same damage and root.

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my build sais made by guest

i did my on hit build for varus, but it says "made by guest" but i did it like 15 minutes ago. how can i fix it? https://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/varus-mixed-on-hit-606527 here is the link

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Have we been playing adc wrong?

I've not really tested this, but I was just thinking about it. Wouldn't lethality out damage crit+as on certain adc's, if not all? If you pair it with lethal tempo or hail of blades, that is.

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Who do you want a champion build on?

Which of the champion's in the tags would you like to see a build for.

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Hello everyone I want to main Varus

Hello everyone I want to main Varus , can anyone recomend me a good build and runes ?

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Champions for climbing

I was wondering what are the best champions for climbing in low-mid ELO? I usually like to play adc or mid or even sometimes jg, but I always get bad team players and I always end up with a positive score. I get a 2 win streak then I instantly...

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Varus Counters

Hello guys! I have a kinda important question : Is there any way to counter Varus's late game damage as a mage or marksman? If so, what is it?

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RUNES REFORGED!!!

Any rune recommendations for ADCs for this new season? Thanks in advance!

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Should I get Jhin or Varus

Okay, I've been stuck on which one to pick becuase in my opinion, they're both good.

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Varus ADC?

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Varus right now ?

How good is he now ? Build for em ? Stupid question: Can he go top somehow ? :/

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How decent is adc varus

How good is botlane adc varus. You'd obviously still go tear but maybe swap out bt/maw for ie. Whenever I play midlane varus i get kinda rekt by leblanc and stuff. Plus I find botlane varus more fun to play. Is it decent for ranked

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Varus vs Jayce; Which is better?

Hello Mobafire. So lately I only play 2 mid lanerrs, obviously the ones in the title. I suck at mages so why bother, right? Stick to my strengths which is AD champs. My question stems from the feeling that they both preform very similar roles and...

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Varus Bottom Build

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5.5 Kassadin and Varus viable?

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