Varus Runes

The top Varus runes in LoL patch 25.21 are Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace for Varus's primary runes. Varus's runes in his secondary tree best utilizes Nimbus Cloak and Gathering Storm. These Varus rune choices provide the best Varus rune build for ranked.

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  Living Vengeance

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

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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.

  Cost:

  • 50/
  • 55/
  • 60/
  • 65/
  • 70

  Cooldown:

  • 16/
  • 15/
  • 14/
  • 13/
  • 12

  Range:

  • 925
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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.

  Cost:

  • 0

  Cooldown:

  • 40

  Range:

  • 750
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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.

  Cost:

  • 90

  Cooldown:

  • 18/
  • 16/
  • 14/
  • 12/
  • 10

  Range:

  • 925
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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.

  Cost:

  • 100

  Cooldown:

  • 100/
  • 80/
  • 60

  Range:

  • 1300