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Varus - The only way to win [In-Depth Guide]

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Spells:

Heal

Flash

Ability Order

Varus Passive Ability

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Introduction

Hey!
In this guide i want to show you how powerful Varus can be.
So let's start the guide!

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is ranged AD Carry. His main ability is Q - . It's an arrow with big damage. Someone can call it new but it's not. It's better.

Pros / Cons

So, Varus as AD Carry has his Pros & Cons here they are:

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Pros:
+ AD carry with some CC
+ Epic harras with Q/E
+ Good passive for last hitting
+ Ranged AD Carry of course :)

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Cons:
- No escape mechanism
- Need farm to be useful in late game
- Very squishy
- Hard to aim skillshots (especially "Q")

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Masteries

Explanation of Masteries:

OFFENSE:
: For extra damage in early game. 3 points of this Mastery equals 2 AD Quints. Last hitting will be easier. If you decide to start with and 3 it's the best choice for you.
: Taking this Mastery will help you with last hitting on lane. If you have troubles with last hitting, give here 2 points.
: Gives you extra damage & easier last hits.
: Armor penetration is good against enemy AD carry. If you are getting this mastery, you can get then Greater Mark of Desolation.
: +9 AD at 18lvl
: If you have bigger chance to critical hit, you'll deal more damage, am i right?
: Must have mastery, especially if you start with over . Life steal is very important as AD carry.
: Gives you more Armor Penetration, which is always useful, especially when we only have for Armor Penetration.
: Gives tons of damage.

DEFENSE:
: Bigger .
: Gives you 6 Armor. With enemy AD carry shouldn't be hurting you too much.
: 108 health at 18lvl.
: +30 health. Combined with gives you 138 health at 18lvl.

Runes

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

Why this runes?

Greater Mark of Desolation gives you Armor Penetration, which dramatically increases your damage in game.
gives you Armor. Armor reduces damage, which goes to you and is highly recommended against enemy AD carry.
gives you Magic Resist per lvl, which gives you more survivability against enemy AP carry.

Summoner Spells

Optimal Summoner Spells:

It's the best spell for Varus. Gives you more survivability, combined with gives you awesome escape mechanism.

Generally it's a good spell, but take it only, when you don't have support or your support takes . You need on bottom lane.

Grab this summoner spell only, when enemy bottom lane has a lot of CC like or

can be used to chase and escape. Must have spell for , since doesn't have escape skills.

Neutral Summoner Spells:

is a specific spell. It's useful with Varus because you can teleport to Sight Ward or turret, in early game can be useful to protect turret, or to steal dragon. However, i think is better for

If you don't have available yet, you should grab this summoner spell. It's the best skill for chasing enemy Summoner, but we have better spells for .

is very effecitive vs. champions with heal abilities like: . Take it only, when enemy team has these champs.

Ability Explanation

Skill sequence:

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Living Vengeance (passive):

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

Passive, which increases AS on kill. Great!

Piercing Arrow: (Q)

"Varus starts drawing back his next shot, gradually increasing its range and damage, then he fires it, dealing minimum 10 / 43 / 77 / 110 / 143 (+1.0 per attack damage) to maximum 15 / 65 / 115 / 165 / 215 (+1.6 per attack damage) physical damage, reduced by 15% per enemy hit (minimum 33%).

While preparing to shoot, Varus cannot autoattack or use abilities, and his movement speed is slowed by 20%. After 4 seconds, Piercing Arrow fails but refunds half its mana cost. "

This ability is your skillshot. It have very big range. Learn to master it. It's your main skill vs. big range AD carries. Don't max it first, when enemy ad carry has lower range then you, "E" is better against them. Max "Q" only if you are with , or you have or on your lane.
TIP: Try to steal enemy's Dragon with .

Blighted Quiver: (W)

"Varus' basic attacks deal bonus 10 / 14 / 18 / 22 / 26 (+0.25 per ability power) magic damage and apply Blight for 6 seconds (stacks 3 times).
Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage equal to 2 / 2.75 / 3.5 / 4.25 / 5% (+0.01% per ability power) of the target's maximum health per stack.

This damage is capped against monsters."

It's passive. Take 1 point at 2nd level and max it last. If you max it first, you'll have much more dmg on each shot.
TIP: It stacks up to 3 times, then use , or to detonate.

Hail of Arrows: (E)

"Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal 65 / 105 / 145 / 185 / 225 (+0.6 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Movement Speed by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% and reduces their healing and regeneration by 50%."

It's your best skill against lower range AD Carry like . If enemy AD carry is in range, use it, then shoot as much as you can. Well combined with and will give you easy kill.
TIP: Using against ultimate - will reduce his Life Steal by 40% for 3 seconds. Remember that fact.

Chain of Corruption: (R)

"Varus flings out a tendril of corruption that deals 150 / 250 / 350 (+1.0 per ability power) magic damage and immobilizes the first enemy champion hit for 2 seconds.
The corruption then spreads towards nearby uninfected enemy champions, applying the same damage and immobilize if it reaches them. The corruption will continue to spread until there are no further unaffected targets in range."

There are 2 options to use this ultimate.
A:
When you are in teamfight use it, focusing enemy AP/AD carry. If you time it correctly, you'll win teamfights.
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When you are on bottom lane with your support, the best results of are with or . Try this!

Explanation of items

Starting items:

It's a passive start. I recommend it for new players. helps you with last hitting, and gives you more survivability. Buy 2 to get easier lane.

It's a more agressive start. Allows you to harass enemy AD carry, and stay longer on lane, but it's recommended for skilled players.

Core items:

are the most common boots for AD Carry. They'll give you easier last hitting. Even if you die by mage buy them.

is your main damage item. Buy it only once, because passive doesn't stack.

is your main Attack Speed and Critical Chance item. Must have for , as well as the other AD Carries.

is your main late game item. Gives you life steal and damage (up to 100dmg!). If fed buy 2.

Situational items:

is weapon against enemy's tanks. Gives you a lot of Armor Penetration and some Attack Damage. Generally, i highly recommend this item as playing

gives you 2nd life in teamfights. It's awesome item, when team knows, that you are the most valuable player. If your team won't protect you after revive, you'll die as soon as enemy team can kill you.

gives you some Health, Mana, Magic Resist. The best thing in is blocade of one spell. Very useful against high burst enemy AP Carries like: ultimate - or

gives you some Attack Speed, Attack Damage and great passive: Reduce of target's Armor by 15 for 5 seconds which equals 45 Armor Penetration in 3 hits for 5 second. Sounds nice and works for teamnates..

is an item, which increases your health bar and slows your enemy. Well combined with gives great effects.

fits perfectly against high health tanks. Building at early game HELP A LOT with last hitting. Recommended for weak players.

is recommended, when enemy team has a lot of long duration CC, like: 's ultimate , Skarners's ultimate or

Warmog's Armom just gives you a lot of hp and some Health Regeneration. I recommend it when you have too much gold to spend, and enemy team sometimes kill you.

is my favorite item in League of Legends. It gives you some health and big Attack Speed. Also passive is great to farming, and cleaning lane from minions.

Well, is very specific item, but in 1 situation it fits perfectly. Here it is: You are fed, and enemy team bought a lot of armor. is passive with magic damage. When they have a lot of armor, surprise them and buy

buying has very similar reason as . Choose for more health and passive.

is very egzotic item for , but try yourselve! It gives you some Cooldown Reduction, 65 Ability Power and 50% Attack Speed. It creates build very hybride.

Supports

Skills:

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Taric:

Preferred type of lane:
Kill lane

Strategies:

and works really good. has everything would ever dreamed. Starting with heal - to stun - makes immortal. Great combo here: Start with and , then hit enemy max. 3 times, use , hit 3 times and finish (if already not dead) with . Frag guaranteed.

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Consecration

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Soraka:

Preferred type of lane:
Poke lane

Strategies:

With can max and spam . doesn't have CC (w/o silence) and there is only one combo: 3x hit, , 3xhit and to finish. Remember! only snears enemy, he can still hit you. Don't use it against higher Attack Damage enemy like .

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Consecration

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Blitzcrank:

Preferred type of lane:
Kill lane

Strategies:

Bottom lane with is very good. You can easily kill even at lvl 2 or 3. Just start with , , and then use (if you don't have 6lvl yet just ignore ulti sections), 3x hit, , 3x hit, and enemy ad carry should be dead. It's the best combo ever.

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Sona:

Preferred type of lane:
Kill lane, Poke lane

Strategies:

If jungler won't come quickly do not attack before reaching and . Then use combo from previous chapter's. It's the same with 90% of supports.

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