Varus Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.6%
- Pick rate
- 1.2%
- Ban rate
- 1.0%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Resolve 
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Coup de Grace
Overgrowth
Bone Plating
Summoner spells
64.3%
14 games
Max order
W
Q
E
48.9%
45 games
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 48.6% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (216 games).
- Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Experimental Hexplate → Zhonya's Hourglass — 60% win rate over 10 games.
- Take Press the Attack as keystone: picked in 68% of games with a 46% win rate.
- Best matchup: Ambessa (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Olaf (27% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Varus scales: 67% win rate after 35 minutes versus 46% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 64.7% | 8% (17) | |
| 63.6% | 20% (44) | |
| 55.6% | 25% (54) | |
| 54.0% | 23% (50) | |
| 53.6% | 13% (28) | |
| 53.1% | 15% (32) | |
| 51.7% | 41% (89) | |
| 51.6% | 59% (128) | |
| 46.9% | 15% (32) | |
| 40.0% | 5% (10) | |
| 36.4% | 5% (11) | |
| 27.3% | 5% (11) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Triumph
Legend: Alacrity
Last Stand
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Precision +
Resolve
Precision +
Resolve
Keystones
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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.
45.9%68% pick
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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.
54.4%31% pick
Summoner spells
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Exhaust + Flash
48.6%50% pick
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Flash + Ghost
46.5%20% pick
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Flash + Barrier
44.2%20% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
Q
E
48.9%45 games
Q
W
E
50.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (35%), W → Q → E (48%), W → E → Q (67%).
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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 Arrow
Varus 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 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.
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EHail 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.
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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.