Varus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.2%
Pick Rate
2.7%

VarusBuild

FMarksmanMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Varus build uses Gluttonous Greaves, Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Experimental Hexplate, Oracle Lens. This Varus build has a 2.74% pick rate and a 61.9% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Varus build choices below.

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Select a Varus Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Nashor's Tooth - Varus Highest Win Rate Build core itemNashor's Tooth
  • Statikk Shiv - Varus Highest Win Rate Build core itemStatikk Shiv
  • Dusk and Dawn - Varus Highest Win Rate Build core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
61.9%Win Rate
+13.7%WR Diff
2.7%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Riftmaker - Varus Most Popular Build core itemRiftmaker
  • Experimental Hexplate - Varus Most Popular Build core itemExperimental Hexplate
  • Dusk and Dawn - Varus Most Popular Build core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
47.3%Win Rate
-0.9%WR Diff
3.2%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Varus Alternative Build 1 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Nashor's Tooth - Varus Alternative Build 1 core itemNashor's Tooth
  • Dusk and Dawn - Varus Alternative Build 1 core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
59.7%Win Rate
+11.5%WR Diff
2.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Varus Alternative Build 2 core itemZhonya's Hourglass
  • Experimental Hexplate - Varus Alternative Build 2 core itemExperimental Hexplate
  • Dusk and Dawn - Varus Alternative Build 2 core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
46.0%Win Rate
-2.2%WR Diff
3.2%Pick Rate

Best Varus Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth
Boots
Boots
Dagger
Dagger
Dagger
Dagger
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashBarrier
    Flash + Barrier
    56.0%Win Rate40.3%Pick Rate
  • FlashExhaust
    Flash + Exhaust
    35.3%Win Rate27.4%Pick Rate

Build Stats

59.68%Win Rate
+11.50%WR Diff
2.69%Pick Rate
62Matches

This Varus build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Varus build are Zhonya's Hourglass, Nashor's Tooth and Dusk and Dawn. This item combination achieves a 59.7% win rate across 62 matches analyzed.

At full build, Varus gains a total of 75 Attack Damage, 320 Ability Power, 300 Health, 50 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Varus Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Press the Attack
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Alacrity
  • Coup de Grace
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Bone Plating
  • Overgrowth
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Varus Abilities

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Varus build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Lower in: Magic Resistance.

The most popular starting items for Varus are Doran's Bow, Health Potion, Health Potion with a 47.1% win rate and 27.4% pick rate.

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
47.1%Win Rate
27.4%Pick Rate
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
62.5%Win Rate
25.8%Pick Rate
These are Varus's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Zhonya's Hourglass (55.4% WR, +7.2% WR diff, 11.3% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 105 AP. Nashor's Tooth (56.0% WR, +7.9% WR diff, 13.1% pick rate) provides 80 AP, 0.5% AS. Dusk and Dawn (53.4% WR, +5.3% WR diff, 29.9% pick rate) provides 300 Health, 60 AP, 0.2% AS. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Varus include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Statikk Shiv. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Varus are Berserker's Greaves. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Varus is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Varus build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:150%
  • Total armorArmor:50
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:320
  • Total healthHealth:300
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:75
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:4%

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Varus movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Varus attack speedAS
1.45%
1.5%
0.7%
0.7%
Varus armorArmor
0
50
50
50
Varus ability powerAP
215
320
280
280
Varus healthHealth
750
300
1100
1100
Varus attack damageAD
115
75
85
85
Varus movement speedSpeed
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
When facing Varus's top counters like Xayah, Lucian, Sivir, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Guinsoo's Rageblade or Statikk Shiv based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Varus performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,250g~5 min

This Varus burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.7% win rate across 62 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 320 total AP, rapid attack speed for consistent DPS. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Varus with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Varus's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build no built-in sustain for extended fights and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 16,350, this Varus build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Zhonya's Hourglass, Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Varus build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 320 total AP
  • Rapid attack speed for consistent DPS

Weaknesses

  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

Champions with Similar Builds to Varus

Azir champion
Azir
Core Items
  • Shadowflame - Azir core item
  • Zhonya's Hourglass - Azir core item
  • Nashor's Tooth - Azir core item
63.5%Win Rate
6.9%Pick Rate

See Also

Varus OverviewVarus RunesVarus CountersAll Items