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Varus Build Guide by

I Am Forsaken...

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Spells:

Barrier

Flash

Items

Starting Items

First Back

Boots and Enchantments

Trinket

Consumables

Offensive Choices

Defensive Choices

(Personal) Favorite Build

Ability Order

Varus Passive Ability

More Varus Counters

Introduction

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Hello people! My (nick)name is Flu and welcome to my guide to , The Arrow Of Retribution.

is a high damage ranged AD Carry wich has some nice CC and early game damage. He fits well with a lot of supports, and even a little lead is enough to start snowballin like a boss. counters irriting Adc's like if played well, and is a master in teamfights due to his . I am pretty experienced with , so i hope i can learn you how to play him BUT this does not mean i know everything about him so if u got a little tip, tell me in the discussion section and learn ME something, could be nice.

There is no guide like this one where i've putt so many work in as this one, so i hope its also one of my bests.

Enjoy the Guide!
~Flu0stift~

Summoner Spells

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SPACE

I prefer to take and , just to increase my safety. is a nice shield and a great gapcloser/chasing spell. can be replaced with , if u like to play even more Offensive, or just like it over . This does also fit pretty well on but i'd recommend though.

Masteries

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I dont have a lot to say on this, BUT: For masteries on , i run 21/9/0, taking Attack Speed, Attack Damage, and Armor and Magic Penetration in Offense, and Bonus Health, Armor And Magic Resistance in Defence.

Runes

I take and for defensive runes, as they help you surviving your lane better. These provide more resistance to ganks, even minions, in-lane pokes, and stuff.

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I take , and for offensive runes, for better poking but also survivability (sorry if spelled wrong) due to the life steal.

Skill Sequence

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Living Vengeance

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On a champion kill or assist, gains 40% attack speed for 6 seconds. On a minion or monster kill, gains 20% attack speed for 3 seconds.

Piercing Arrow

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FIRST CAST: begins channeling his next shot, gradually increasing the range and damage of over the next 2 seconds.

can still move while channeling, but can't autoattack or use his other abilities, and his movement speed is slowed by 20%. After 4 seconds, is automatically cancelled, going on full cooldown and refunding half of its mana cost.

SECOND CAST: fires, dealing physical damage to all enemies in the arrow's path, reduced by 15% per enemy hit (down to a minimum of 33%).

Blighted Quiver

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PASSIVE: ' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage. They also apply Blight for 6 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.

ON-HIT MAGIC DAMAGE: 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26 (+ 25% AP)

' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage equal to a percentage of the target's maximum health per stack. This damage is capped at 360 against monsters

Hail of Arrows

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fires a hail of arrows (obviously) that deals physical damage and desecrates the ground for 4 seconds. Desecrated Ground inflicts Grievous Wounds and slows enemy movement speed.

Chain of Corruption

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flings out a tendril of corruption that infects the first enemy champion hit, dealing magic damage and rooting them for 2 seconds.
The corruption then attempts to spread towards enemy champions within 550 range, applying the same damage and root if they stay within 600 range of the infected champion for 2 seconds. The corruption will continue to spread until there are no further targets in range, but each champion may only be infected once per cast.
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Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Ability Combo

A basic lane combo for is attack ur enemy with basic attacks until 3 stacks of are added, then snipe him/her with a fully charged to detonate the blight stacks.

An other thing you could do is add stacks, and then quickly shoot and . They will do a great chunk of damage together.

When going for a kill with a support like , or , wait untill they initiate. Once the enemy is hit by , or its ur moment to shine! Apply basic attacks while they are still CC'ed and then to slow them down. If they manage to escape, throw a and a charged . Spam basic attacks and you should be having a kill now.

When not having one of the 3 supports above, YOU have to initiate. Wait untill both of the enemys are close together and already lost some health, and throw a to snare them BOTH. Let ur support do everything he/she can and apply 3 blight stacks. Now shoot to detonate the stacks, and apply 3 more stacks followed by . If they arent yet dead use basic attacks and/or abilities that are back from cooldown.

Itemization

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1375 Gold

We want this item for the early movement speed and great attack speed. The Homeguard Enchantment is just my preferred one because i like to get back into lane quickly.

1375 Gold

3200 Gold

We take for it's high damage and soustain it provides. And because we are Adc, we will, probably, farm much. gets stronger the more minions you kill, max of 30.

3200 Gold

2800 Gold

This is our first big source of attack speed and critical strike chance. It will make healing with a lot faster and poking stronger.

2800 Gold

3800 Gold

The fun begins! Once u get ur , ur damage output will greatly increase, along with ur critical strike chance/damage.

3800 Gold

2400 Gold

All the CS is urs, and u can easily take on 3 ppl at once, or at least i can if i play , and dominate in the teamfights. Everyone will be blighted and take incredible damage from you.

2400 Gold

2300 Gold

The finishing touch: More damage! This is perfect in combination with the other items to push down something or defend ur base from a HUGE minion wave.

2300 Gold

2750 Gold

Take this defensive item if u prefer it over . I just like to play fully offensive but if u dont then change it.

2750 Gold

Laning Phase

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In the laning phase just stay a little bit away from ur enemy and farm, its important and gives gold. Do not waste any mana by spamming or ! Only use them here and there to get a giant minion wave or when ur support initiates. You could try to divide the lane in 3 parts, SAFE, WARNING and DANGER (picture at the bottom of this section). Try staying at Safe and clearing waves, looking like the Adc that does nothing but CSing and dodging 's and that, but u will have a nice CS lead on the enemy, equalizes a level advantage, equalizes a easy lane! Strike if u see ur moment and the 2 botlaners are in their DANGER zone (ur EASY) and use . If having , tell her to use for a double stun on both. While stunned and immobilized u have ur chance. SPAM BASIC ATTACKS FIRST to apply . When on 3 stacks use and and maybe an if u took it. Keep attacking and the job should be done!

When ganked by a dude like (type of jungler wich comes in with abilitys like , ,..) do ur best to juke the ability and run to ur SAFE zone. Safe has a reason, u know... When getting dived use and then some other attacks and the enemey should be slain, and u should be having a gold and level advantage on ur enemy Adc.

Teamfights

In teamfights wait untill the whole enemy team is grouped and use . Use all of ur abilitys as much as you can and try to take down the one with the lowest health first. If everybody but the tank is dead, do a all v 1. You must get that ACE! Thanks to our item build, our damage and attack speed is so high 1 ACE is enough to push down everything and claim our victory!

Matchups

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Lucian, The Purifier

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is a pretty hard opponent. can mess u up, he can easily chase you with , and he can dodge ur without effort, using .

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Common Supports

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Tristana, The Megling Gunner

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is really hard. Try to play agressive and build some armor, like an early or some . Deny her farm and try to farm urself. Dont go in as she will melt ur face.

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Graves, The Outlaw

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is another irriting one. Try to avoid his and , and deny him farm.

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Siver, The Battle Mistress

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is as irriting as possible. Try to deny her farm so she wont get her too early, and dont poke! Each time u fire anything, she will use to block it and regain mana. Only poke if ur sure its down. Avoid .

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Vayne, The Night Hunter

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Only use when is on cooldown, else u will facepalm urself a lot. Beware , and deny her farm. Hard CC supports are a MUST against this one!

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Common Supports

Abilitys

league of draven!

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Draven, The Glorious

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Poke him a lot so he cant stack . Avoid as good as you can. When ur on low health, watch 's mana. If it's less then a hundred, ur fine. If its more than that, recall and constantly have ur screen set on so he cant do an unexpected .

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Caitlyn, The Sheriff of Piltover

Easy

is a pretty easy one. Dodge and watch out for s. When you see her use , check ur support's health. If he/she has enough, behind him/her to catch the bullet. Else, run for ur life if she is far away or just accept what's going to happen.

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tag team

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Quinn, Demacia's Wings

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is a easy one, if u dont let her snowball. When she gets going, u cant stop her anymore, so make sure u can get her early on in the game and start snowballing urself. Dodge , wich shouldnt be a problem because its not the fastest skillshot to dodge.

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Common Supports

Good with Varus

Abilitys

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Thresh, The Chain Warden

is an amazing support for , and even better if he can play him. Once he manages to land a , go in with everything you have. When he throws a , you dont have to bother making a play as you can click it to return to safety.

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Common Carrys

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Leona, The Radiant Dawn

A dream supp! fits well with like every Adc in the game, and that counts in. Her amazing CC combined with urs is just a dream to have. Ask her to play offensive and have a fun lane!

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Nami, The Tide Caller

is cool! She has a lot of CC with and she can heal. Her ability to slow down enemys with and speed you up with . improves basic attacks, and early on this can be very usefull.

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Common Carrys

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Lulu, The Fae Sorceress

I like a lot! Her shield is OP to block enemy poke and can save you closely in situations u would usually die in. She can poke herself with , what more beside a heal would you want from a supp?