Varus Build Guides, Runes and Items
Varus The Arrow of Retribution
Find the best Varus build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.8. 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!
![]()
[Patch 12.23] On-Hit and Lethality Varus Condensed Build Guide
[Patch 12.23] On-Hit and Lethality Varus Condensed Build Guide
![]()
varus
![]()
Varus survival build
![]()
Varus Semi-Tank Bot/Mid
![]()
Pew Pew Pew / Lethality Varus / Mid/Bot
Pew Pew Pew / Lethality Varus / Mid/Bot
![]()
VARUS
![]()
Varus Jesuscirraptor ADC AD Caster
![]()
Sept.current Varus Stuff
![]()
one trick Varus max possible dmg build
Varus SUPREME ADC
![]()
Varus Support
Varus Support
![]()
Varus (4 builds) For Different Mood ;)
![]()
3 Dudes Having Sex
![]()
Patch 13.12 |Varus Ap Top One shot everything Counter everything
Patch 13.12 |Varus Ap Top One shot everything Counter everything
![]()
build Varus
![]()
Tank varus
![]()
(13.11) Toplane Varus (Matchups)
![]()
Varus
![]()
VARUS THE ANCIENT MAGE MASTER
![]()
Varus Guide S13
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 14.8. 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!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Varus's Runes
48%
Win Rate 39% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 23% Pickrate
Third Best
48%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
Varus's Summoner Spells
48%
Win Rate 47% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Varus's Starters
48%
Win Rate 91% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Varus's Core Items
54%
Win Rate 10% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Varus's Luxury Items
Varus's Ability Order
48%
Win Rate 35% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
47%
Win Rate 17% Pickrate
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
48%
Win Rate 8% Pickrate
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Varus's Runes
49%
Win Rate 67% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
46%
Win Rate 12% Pickrate
Third Best
43%
Win Rate 8% Pickrate
Varus's Summoner Spells
47%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Varus's Starters
48%
Win Rate 92% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Varus's Core Items
52%
Win Rate 15% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Varus's Luxury Items
Varus's Ability Order
47%
Win Rate 28% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
45%
Win Rate 19% Pickrate
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
52%
Win Rate 11% Pickrate
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
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.
Best Against Varus
Worst Against Varus
Varus Skins
Find Varus's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Varus skins and chromas on Varus's skins page.
Cosmic Hunter Varus
November 24, 2020
Wishlist
Heartseeker Varus
February 13, 2015
Wishlist
Classic Varus
Original
Wishlist
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Varus' Abilities
Release: Varus releases the arrow, dealing totaldamagemintooltip } physical damage, reduced by 0% − 67% per enemy hit (minimum 10/46.67/83.33/120/156.67 (+ 83.33/86.67/90/93.33/96.67% AD)). Damage and Blight detonation effects are increased by up to 0% − 50% based on charge time (maximum 15/70/125/180/235 (+ 125/130/135/140/145% AD)).
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.
Questions About Varus
Latest Questions
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
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.
Who do you want a champion build on?
Which of the champion's in the tags would you like to see a build for.
Hello everyone I want to main Varus
Hello everyone I want to main Varus , can anyone recomend me a good build and runes ?
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...
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?
RUNES REFORGED!!!
Any rune recommendations for ADCs for this new season? Thanks in advance!
Should I get Jhin or Varus
Okay, I've been stuck on which one to pick becuase in my opinion, they're both good.
Varus ADC?
Is a varus good choice for adc or just stick in mid with him? And which is better ad or ap varus?
Varus right now ?
How good is he now ? Build for em ? Stupid question: Can he go top somehow ? :/
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
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...
Varus Bottom Build
Why do people build varus differently mid vs bot? Tbh, I love to build manamune on varus bot.
5.5 Kassadin and Varus viable?
So kassadin looks pretty beautiful and varus is getting a nice buff to his q. for a while i couldn't play my kass because he was just bad...is he good now though? i haven't played on the pbe (still waiting :/) but to anyone who has is he any good...
which adc to buy
im thinking about switching main roles from top to adc. which adc should i buy first?
