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Marksman · Mage · Mana

Varus LoL

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...

Varus splash art

Abilities

Passive, Living Vengeance

On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.

  1. Q, Piercing Arrow

    Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.

    Cooldown: 16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 seconds. Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 Mana.

  2. W, 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.

    Cooldown: 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 seconds. Cost: 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 Mana.

  3. E, 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.

    Cooldown: 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 seconds. Cost: 90 / 90 / 90 / 90 / 90 Mana.

  4. R, 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.

    Cooldown: 100 / 80 / 60 seconds. Cost: 100 / 100 / 100 Mana.

Base stats

Level 1 value, then growth per level when Riot publishes one.

Health
600 + 105
Mana
320 + 40
Armor
24 + 4
Magic resist
33 + 1.1
Attack damage
59
Attack speed
0.66 + 3.5
Move speed
330
Attack range
575
Health regen
3.5 + 0.55
Mana regen
8 + 0.8

Six-item build

Default marksman six-item plan from the current Summoner's Rift shop. Swap the last slot for the resist you are actually losing to.

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Playing Varus

  • 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.

Related

Patch 26.20 notes · Tier list for this patch · Item catalog