Varus's standard build mainly aims to give him a solid first timing, then enough damage and room to stay useful if the fight lasts. The first items should keep open his different ways of playing a fight.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,150 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
Guinsoo's Rageblade›
Blade of the Ruined King›
Lord Dominik's Regards›
Kraken Slayer›
Runaan's HurricaneSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,150 total cost
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,800 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
Guinsoo's Rageblade›Blade of the Ruined King›Lord Dominik's Regards›Kraken Slayer›Runaan's HurricaneSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,150 total cost +350gShare of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
On-hit Varus relies on repeated hits, not burst. His build maximizes hit frequency and effectiveness.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
attaques fast with W Blighted Quiver stack the passive corrupteur faster.
Strengthens Q Piercing Arrow charged and his autos for trades impactful.
Your charged Q pokes full targets from afar — the healthy-target bonus rides every siege arrow.
Attack speed to stack Blighted Quiver W (3 hits) and explode targets.
Reduces incoming damage during trades when he is stationary to charger the Q.
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
