Varus the arrow of retribution is a marksman Darkin champion in league of legends. Riot games made him a part of the Darkin race which is composed of also two known champions namely Aatrox and Rhaast. Varus is an ADC that can deal physical damage and magic damage during the early game until the late game.
Best Varus Build
Varus’ on-hit damage is really high and for this Varus build, we will be building him as an auto attack reliant ADC. This Varus build deals tons of bonus magic damage that is great during team fights. Attack speed also fits varus really well because of his blighted quiver passive.
Best Varus Runes
Varus runes focuses on empowering his basic attacks. Lethal Tempo scales with his passive really well. The bonus attack speed increases for each enemy champion hit, it will also allow him to apply more of his blighted quiver passive. Abilities detonate blight so faster application of his passive allows him to burst enemies faster.
Best Rune Path | Precision | Sorcery |
Best Keystone | Lethal Tempo | |
Best Slot 1 (Rune) | Triumph | Biscuit delivery |
Best Slot 2 (Rune) | Legend: Alacrity | Cosmic Insight |
Best Slot 3 (Rune) | Coup de Grace |
Legend: Alacrity will also synergize with this on-hit Varus build and with the skill order of this build maxing Q and W first, you can almost have a very strong early game.
Biscuit delivery gives Varus adc free sustainability and increase his manapool so he can continuously poke enemy champions and gain hp advantage. Cosmic insight however is very useful when you execute enemies with your Piercing arrow. Every kill will greatly reduce the cooldown of Piercing arrow thus making this the best runes for Varus.
Best Varus Rune Shards
Taking the bonus attack rate on Offense will hugely improve Varus’ attack speed bonus passive. The adaptive force bonus will also empower Varus’ poke potential with his Piercing Arrow.
Best Rune Shards | Effect |
Offense | +10 Attack Speed |
Flex | +9 Adaptive Force |
Defense | +6 Armor |
Best Varus Spells
Varus’ Summoner spells are that of the common ADC summoner spells. Flash and Heal help ADC champions have repositioning ability and sustain during crucial fights.
Best Spells | Icon |
Flash |
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Heal |
Best Varus Abilities Order
For Varus’ skill order, you’re gonna want to max piercing arrow first. This is his main damaging ability and is also good for poking. The first enemy champion hit by this ability will receive the highest damage. It can be instantly cast or you can hold the cast buttonfor it to gain more range and more damage.
Next to be maxed out is Varus’ W as this will empower all of your abilities. The more stacks you have on an enemy the higher the bonus magic damage you can deal to them. Hail of arrows however will be maxed last because it already has great value from the slow and grievous wounds it inflicts on enemies.
Best Varus Items
When you are not killing enemies with piercing arrow, Varus’ next source of damage is his basic attacks. Blighted quiver makes every attack of Varus deal more damage, so improve on his on-hit damage and you can demolish even tanks who stack up on defense stats.
Best Starter Varus Items
It is best to start every game with sustainability and for that a doran’s blade and a health potion is much more useful than a long sword start.
First Item | Second Item |
Doran’s Blade | Health Potion |
Best Mid Game Varus Items
During mid game, an immortal shieldbow will definitely get you out of sticky situations thanks to its bonus offensive stats and incredible lifesteal. Guinsoo’s rageblade will also make Varus lose critical hit but convert it to more on-hit damage. This way nobody can build enough defensive stats against Varus.
First Item | Second Item | Third Item |
Immortal shieldbow | Berserker’s greaves | Guinsoo’s Rageblade |
Being in the dragon lane means you will have to clear waves fast when the dragon timer is near, and you also need to have sustainability so you can stay in lane and respond to your jungler’s call to dragon fights.
Best Final Late Game Varus Items
Blade of the ruined king is also a great addition to your arsenal especially if you have a Guinsoo’s Rageblade. This item deals hp percentage as bonus damage to enemies. Runaan’s hurricane will allow you to hit 2 other champions and also apply blight to them.
First Item | Second Item | Third Item | Fourth Item | Fifth Item | Sixth Item |
Immortal Shieldbow | Berserker’s Greaves | Guinsoos’ Rageblade | Blade of the ruined King | Runaan’s Hurricane | Guardian Angel |
Guardian Angel synergizes with immortal shieldbow as it both gives you defensive stats and will save you when you get low enough.
Best Champions to pair Varus with
Zillean is the best champion to pair Varus with, with a whopping 56.8% win rate when paired with Varus, this duo can demolish the bot lane. They can chain crowd control abilities like Varus’ chain of corruption as initiation followed by Zilean’s Q double cast.
Champion | Win Rate % | Icon |
Zilean | 56.8% | |
Taric | 56.5% | |
Janna | 54.6% |
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Janna however can shield Varus every time he uses his piercing arrow to increase the damage output. When paired with Janna, despite being an immobile ADC, nobody will be able to get close to Varus.
Strongest Champions against Varus
Miss Fortune, Twitch, and Jhin all have the same trait that counters Varus; they all outrange him. Jhin naturally has long range with his abilities and scales harder than Varus.
Champion | Win Rate % | Icon |
Miss Fortune | 47.2% |
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Twitch | 47.2% |
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Jhin | 47.3% |
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Weakest Champions against Varus
No matter what, do not pick these champions against Varus, they will outright get demolished in lane especially when Varus’ chain of corruption is off cooldown. Once they get rooted by Varus’ Chain of Corruption, he can simply follow it up with Hail of arrows and apply desecrated ground to prevent these champions from disengaging or healing.
Champion | Win Rate % | Icon |
Zeri | 59.4% |
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Aphelios | 56.7% |
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Jinx | 54.9% |
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