Varus ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.0%
- Pick rate
- 2.1%
- Ban rate
- 1.3%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
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
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
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 50.0% of games as ADC on patch 16.16 (382 games).
- Most common core: Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus — 56% win rate over 18 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 60% of games with a 53% win rate.
- Best matchup: Zeri (82% over 17 games). Hardest: Miss Fortune (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Varus is an early-game champion: 55% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 43% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 62.5% | 4% (16) | |
| 55.6% | 2% (9) | |
| 52.5% | 26% (101) | |
| 51.1% | 36% (139) | |
| 50.9% | 30% (114) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (20) | |
| 44.1% | 9% (34) | |
| 37.5% | 8% (32) | |
| 36.8% | 5% (19) | |
| 36.0% | 7% (25) | |
| 33.3% | 4% (15) | |
| 31.6% | 5% (19) |
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 +
Inspiration
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.
52.0%33% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
41.0%10% 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.
50.0%8% pick
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Hail of Blades
Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.
20.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Barrier
51.6%32% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
48.4%8% pick
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Cleanse + Flash
33.3%5% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
62.5%16 games
W
Q
E
40.0%10 games
Most common first three levels: Q → W → E (62%), E → W → Q (38%), E → Q → W (50%).
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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.