Varus Matchups

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Patch 15.15
Atier
47.7%winrate
6,797games

Starting Items

Item 1055Item 2003Item 3340
48.0% WR
2913 Matches

Core Items

Item 3153Item 3006Item 3124
41.0% WR
217 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3814
49.6% WR490 Matches
Item 3302
54.9% WR461 Matches
Item 3124
54.8% WR389 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 6694
54.5% WR244 Matches
Item 3814
49.7% WR179 Matches
Item 3302
52.9% WR172 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 6694
51.7% WR60 Matches
Item 3814
55.6% WR36 Matches
Item 6695
54.5% WR33 Matches

Skill Priority

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Piercing 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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Blighted 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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Hail 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.
46.45% WR
5,053 Matches

Skill Path

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Q
Piercing Arrow
Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
Piercing Arrow
2
4
5
7
9
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Blighted 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.
Blighted Quiver
3
8
10
12
13
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Hail 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.
Hail of Arrows
1
14
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Chain 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.
Chain of Corruption
6
11
Sorcery

Sorcery

Summon Aery
Arcane Comet
Phase Rush
Axiom Arcanist
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Inspiration

Inspiration

Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
47.5% WR2,879 Matches

Stat Mods

Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
48.88% WR
2,987 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Damage Dealt6,755
Damage Dealt3,754
Gold Diff+50
XP Diff+1,174
Ally Ganks2.13
Enemy Ganks2.34
KDA3 / 2 / 2

End of Game

Total Damage Dealt23,076
Total Damage Dealt10,894
Total Gold Diff-482
Total XP Diff0
KDA7 / 6 / 7

Split Push

Damage to Turrets3,992
Damage to Turrets1,013

Varus Counters

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Senna iconSenna41.8%134 Matches
Leona iconLeona41.8%220 Matches
Janna iconJanna42.0%219 Matches
Mel iconMel42.3%52 Matches
Seraphine iconSeraphine42.4%118 Matches
Lulu iconLulu44.6%442 Matches
Lux iconLux44.7%114 Matches