Varus ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.9%
- Pick rate
- 3.0%
- 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 16.18
Finish these three
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
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 50.9% of games as ADC on patch 16.18 (806 games).
- Most common core: Statikk Shiv → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Terminus — 54% win rate over 188 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 73% of games with a 51% win rate.
- Best matchup: Xayah (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Zeri (25% over 20 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Varus is an early-game champion: 58% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 44% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 85.7% | 1% (7) | |
| 75.0% | 1% (8) | |
| 75.0% | 0% (4) | |
| 70.6% | 2% (17) | |
| 69.6% | 3% (23) | |
| 64.5% | 8% (62) | |
| 63.3% | 10% (79) | |
| 62.5% | 1% (8) | |
| 59.3% | 10% (81) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (10) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (8) | |
| 40.0% | 1% (10) |
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
Precision +
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.
60.5%11% 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.
54.5%1% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
63.6%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Barrier
57.1%7% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
70.0%4% pick
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Cleanse + Flash
69.2%2% 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.