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Varus

Varus ARAM

the Arrow of Retribution
Champion Win Rate: 49.3%
Pick Rate: 11.1%
Analyzed: 15897 ARAM matches
Players: Platinum+
Path: 15.8.1
ADC Top ARAM

Varus Roles

Varus

  • ADC
    (ADC - 85.1%) 12865 games

  • Top
    (Top - 11.2%) 1691 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 15897 ARAM games

Varus ARAM Stats

49.3%
Win Rate (Role)
0.0200
Penta/Game
14.9
Kills/Game
10.0
Deaths/Game
23.4
Assists/Game
2.75
CS/Min
739
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 74.7%
Magic: 20.8%
True: 4.50%

Overall Champion Matrix

Varus ARAM Summoners

Most Popular
Flash
Flash
Ghost
Ghost
51.1% Win Rate 60.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate
Flash
Flash
Barrier
Barrier
52.7% Win Rate 9.0% Pick Rate

Varus ARAM Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Dagger
Dagger (250 gold)
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold)
52.0% Win Rate 44.7% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold)
51.8% Win Rate 49.3% Pick Rate
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold)
50.1% Win Rate 31.1% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold)
48.7% Win Rate 4.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold)
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold)
Manamune
Manamune (2900 gold)
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold)
50.5% Win Rate 13.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold)
49.6% Win Rate 24.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess (400 gold)
Guardian's Blade
Guardian's Blade (950 gold)
56.3% Win Rate 2.6% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold)
54.2% Win Rate 0.9% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold)
53.0% Win Rate 3.3% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold)
51.8% Win Rate 49.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Vampiric Scepter
Vampiric Scepter (900 gold)
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold)
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3000 gold)
Terminus
Terminus (3000 gold)
55.4% Win Rate 2.3% Pick Rate
Final Build
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold)
50.5% Win Rate 9.1% Pick Rate
Other Items
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold)
41.6% Win Rate 12.3% Pick Rate
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold)
50.5% Win Rate 9.1% Pick Rate
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold)
50.4% Win Rate 6.8% Pick Rate
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade (3000 gold)
41.3% Win Rate 6.1% Pick Rate
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's Hurricane (2650 gold)
43.9% Win Rate 5.8% Pick Rate
Wit's End
Wit's End (2800 gold)
45.0% Win Rate 5.6% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold)
47.0% Win Rate 5.0% Pick Rate

Varus ARAM Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Domination
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Dark Harvest

Damaging a Champion below 50% health deals adaptive damage and harvests their soul, perma…

Taste of Blood
Taste of Blood

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.Healing: 16-40 (+0.1 bonus AD, +0.05 AP)…

Grisly Mementos
Grisly Mementos

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.Gain 6 Trinket Haste fo…

Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter

Treasure Hunter

Gain an additional 50 gold the next time you collect a Bounty Hunter stack. Inc…

Secondary Path
Precision
Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Adaptive
Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.4% Win Rate 46.1% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Sorcery
Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm

Gathering Storm

Every 10 min gain AP or AD, adaptive.10 min: + 8 AP or 5 AD 20 min: + 24 AP or …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.6% Win Rate 2.5% Pick Rate

Varus best with

Sona Synergy Champion
+9.0%
Sona
Sona
Soraka Synergy Champion
+8.3%
Soraka
Soraka

Varus ARAM Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
50.8% Win Rate 45.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
52.5% Win Rate 10.8% Pick Rate

Countered by Varus

Samira - countered by Varus
+2.6%
Samira
Samira
Ezreal - countered by Varus
+2.4%
Ezreal
Ezreal
Kalista - countered by Varus
+2.2%
Kalista
Kalista
Caitlyn - countered by Varus
+2.1%
Caitlyn
Caitlyn
Corki - countered by Varus
+1.9%
Corki
Corki
Aphelios - countered by Varus
+1.8%
Aphelios
Aphelios
Xayah - countered by Varus
+1.3%
Xayah
Xayah
Kai'Sa - countered by Varus
+1.2%
Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa

Varus Counterpicks

Kog'Maw - effective counter againstVarus
-6.3%
Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw
Nilah - effective counter againstVarus
-2.6%
Nilah
Nilah
Ziggs - effective counter againstVarus
-1.5%
Ziggs
Ziggs
Tristana - effective counter againstVarus
-1.1%
Tristana
Tristana

Varus lore:

One of the ancient darkin, Varus was a deadly killer who loved to torment his foes, driving them almost to insanity before delivering the killing arrow. He was imprisoned at the end of the Great Darkin War, but escaped centuries later in the remade flesh of two Ionian hunters—they had unwittingly released him, cursed to bear the bow containing his bound essence. Varus now seeks out those who trapped him, in order to enact his brutal vengeance, but the mortal souls within still resist him every step of the way.

Varus tips:

  • An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
  • During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
  • Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

Playing Against Varus

  • If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
  • When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
  • You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

Varus abilities description:

Living Vengeance
P
Living Vengeance (passive)
On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.
Piercing Arrow
Q
Piercing Arrow (Q)
Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
Blighted Quiver
W
Blighted Quiver (W)
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.
Hail of Arrows
E
Hail of Arrows (E)
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.
Chain of Corruption
R
Chain of Corruption (R)
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.