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Varus·Top Build

Living VengeanceP
Piercing ArrowQ
Blighted QuiverW
Hail of ArrowsE
Chain of CorruptionR
Win rate48.2%
Pick rate0.4%
Ban rate0.8%
Matches8 658-
Varus Top has a 48.2% win rate with 0.4% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 8 658 matches in patch 14.23 the best build for Varus is Nashor's Tooth, Plated Steelcaps, Riftmaker, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Most picked runes for Varus Top are Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Coup de Grace for primary tree, as well as Bone Plating, and Overgrowth for secondary tree.
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Varus Build

Top Top  Patch 14.23

Most Popular

Win Rate 51.6% based on 1 218 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Press the AttackResolve
Nashor's Tooth

Most Popular

51.6%
Press the AttackDomination
Nashor's Tooth

Highest WR

54.1%
Lethal TempoInspiration
Blade of The Ruined King

Alternative

48.4%
Press the AttackResolve
Guinsoo's Rageblade

Off-Meta

55.9%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR

Wunder Pro

66.7%
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Tigerrocks OTP

57.1%
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Schwazz OTP

47.1%

Matchup Specific

vs Champion
WR

K'Sante

51.5%

Ambessa

57.6%

runes

Precision
Precision
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Resolve
Resolve
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerBarrier

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward

@ 13 sec

Early Items

Recurve Bow
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Nashor's Tooth
Plated Steelcaps
Riftmaker

@ 19 min

Full Build

Nashor's Tooth
Plated Steelcaps
Riftmaker
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Void Staff

ability order

Max:

W

right arrow

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

Living Vengeance
Piercing Arrow
Blighted Quiver
Hail of Arrows
Chain of Corruption
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Shadowflame
Banshee's Veil
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stormsurge
Terminus
Malignance

Varus Matchups Overview

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The Best Varus Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Varus Top build, you should take Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Press the Attack as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Bone Plating and Overgrowth in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Nashor's Tooth as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Riftmaker. For your last 3 items, you should build Zhonya's Hourglass, Rabadon's Deathcap and finish with Void Staff. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 51.6% winrate over 1 218 matches played.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ghost as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Lethal Tempo as your keystone, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then Berserker's Greaves as a second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as a third item. You want to finish the build with Terminus, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Wit's End. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - Q - E. This build is currently sitting at a 48.4% win rate across 566 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Varus Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Barrier as your Summoner Spells, Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Bone Plating with Overgrowth as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Health Scaling and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Guinsoo's Rageblade as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Hullbreaker as third item. The last 3 options are Terminus, Jak'Sho, The Protean and Zhonya's Hourglass. The ability order for this build is W - Q - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 55.9% win rate over 256 matches played.

Situational Varus Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Varus build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Varus runes page.

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Varus Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.23 the best possible matchups for Varus Top are:

Consider picking Varus into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Varus.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Varus in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Varus counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Varus counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.