Varus Build, Runes & Counters — LoL Champion Guide

Win Rate

47.5%

ADC

Pick Rate

1.8%

4,928 games

Tier

This patch

CS / min

7.1

60 @ 10min

Full Build Guide

Starters, core items, boots & situational for Varus

Playing as Varus

An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

Playing against Varus

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

Playmaking

Kill participation

Solo kills / game

1.3

First blood rate

Damage / min

834

Kills / game

7.0

Early KDA (15 min)

2.61

Base stats (level 1)

600

HP regen

3.5

320

MP regen

8.0

Attack dmg

Attack spd

0.658

Armor

Magic resist

Move speed

330

Range

575

Strong vs · ADC

Weak vs · ADC

Abilities

Living Vengeance

On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.

Piercing Arrow

Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.

CD 16/15/14/13/12sCost 50/55/60/65/70Range 925

Blighted Quiver

Passive: 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. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.

CD 40sRange 750

Hail of Arrows

Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.

CD 18/16/14/12/10sCost 90Range 925

Chain of Corruption

Varus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.

CD 100/80/60sCost 100Range 1300

// lore

One of the ancient darkin, Varus was a deadly killer who loved to torment his foes, driving them almost to insanity before delivering the killing arrow. He was imprisoned at the end of the Great Darkin War, but escaped centuries later in the remade flesh of two Ionian hunters—they had unwittingly released him, cursed to bear the bow containing his bound essence. Varus now seeks out those who trapped him, in order to enact his brutal vengeance, but the mortal souls within still resist him every step of the way.

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