Varus ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.4%
- Pick rate
- 2.4%
- Ban rate
- 0.9%
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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
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Sorcery +
Inspiration 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Sorcery
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
W
Q
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 48.4% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (1,239 games).
- Most common core: Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus — 54% win rate over 54 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 55% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Mel (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Samira (29% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 63.6% | 2% (22) | |
| 60.8% | 6% (74) | |
| 56.1% | 3% (41) | |
| 55.6% | 2% (27) | |
| 54.5% | 20% (246) | |
| 54.4% | 5% (57) | |
| 54.1% | 3% (37) | |
| 52.8% | 23% (282) | |
| 52.2% | 5% (67) | |
| 51.0% | 4% (51) | |
| 50.6% | 29% (354) | |
| 50.0% | 3% (42) |
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.
51.1%22% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
53.9%6% 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.
40.3%5% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Barrier
51.4%20% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
50.0%5% pick
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Flash + Ghost
42.6%4% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
W
E
52.9%34 games
W
Q
E
54.5%22 games
Q
E
W
75.0%4 games
Most common first three levels: E → W → Q (55%), Q → W → E (40%), E → Q → W (42%).
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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.