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the Arrow of Retribution

Varus build & stats

MarksmanMage B 31 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
48.4%
Pick rate
8.9%
Ban rate
0.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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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

Built from single items

Best three items so far

Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane
2,650 gold
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge
3,000 gold
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
8,850 gold
44.4% WR each item separately

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
1,100 gold
75.0% 12 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
10 games · 32% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ghost
47.8% 23 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. Not enough players have finished the same three items yet, so the core above is the three strongest items measured one by one. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Varus

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Varus wins 48.4% of games as any role on patch 16.16 (31 games).
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 61% of games with a 32% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Not enough games yet.

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
75.0% WR
12 games · 39% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
27.3% WR
11 games · 35% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
33.3% WR
3 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Runaan's Hurricane Runaan's Hurricane
 66.7% 29% (9)
Blade of The Ruined King Blade of The Ruined King
 41.2% 55% (17)
Hubris Hubris
 40.0% 48% (15)
Serylda's Grudge Serylda's Grudge
 40.0% 32% (10)
The Collector The Collector
 38.9% 58% (18)
Edge of Night Edge of Night
 25.0% 13% (4)
Youmuu's Ghostblade Youmuu's Ghostblade
 25.0% 13% (4)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
10 games · 32% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
71.4% WR
7 games · 23% pick
Press the Attack Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Coup de Grace Taste of Blood Treasure Hunter
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
20.0% WR
5 games · 16% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Gathering Storm Transcendence

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 31.6%61% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 75.0%26% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 75.0%13% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 47.8%74% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PLiving Vengeance

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

  • QPiercing Arrow

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • RChain 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.