Varus ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 46.8%
- Pick rate
- 2.9%
- Ban rate
- 0.6%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Finish these three
Runes
Precision +
Domination 
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Precision
Domination
Summoner spells
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Varus
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Varus wins 46.8% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (220 games).
- Most common core: Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus — 60% win rate over 42 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 48% win rate.
- Best matchup: Tristana (75% over 12 games). Hardest: Ezreal (29% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Varus is an early-game champion: 50% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 33% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 64.3% | 6% (14) | |
| 63.9% | 16% (36) | |
| 52.4% | 10% (21) | |
| 51.9% | 47% (104) | |
| 51.5% | 15% (33) | |
| 48.2% | 62% (137) | |
| 47.2% | 16% (36) | |
| 46.3% | 68% (149) | |
| 44.8% | 13% (29) | |
| 42.9% | 19% (42) | |
| 40.0% | 9% (20) | |
| 30.8% | 6% (13) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Inspiration
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Precision
Inspiration
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Precision +
Domination
Keystones
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
48.4%70% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
37.8%17% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
55.6%12% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Barrier
48.1%84% pick
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Flash + Ghost
50.0%6% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
36.4%5% pick
Abilities & skill order
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PLiving VengeanceOn kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.
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QPiercing ArrowVarus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
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WBlighted QuiverPassive: 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.
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EHail of ArrowsVarus 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.
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RChain of CorruptionVarus 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.