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Varus·Support Build

Living VengeanceP
Piercing ArrowQ
Blighted QuiverW
Hail of ArrowsE
Chain of CorruptionR
Win rate41.9%
Pick rate0.1%
Ban rate1.0%
Matches301-
Varus Support has a 41.9% win rate with 0.1% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked D tier. Based on our analysis of 301 matches in patch 14.8 the best build for Varus is Bloodsong, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Umbral Glaive, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. Most picked runes for Varus Support are Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter for primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm for secondary tree.
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Varus Support

Varus Build

Support Support  Patch 14.8

Most Popular

Win Rate 35.7% based on 56 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Hail of BladesSorcery
Bloodsong

Most Popular

35.7%

runes

Domination
Domination
ElectrocutePredatorDark HarvestHail of Blades
Cheap Shot
Taste of Blood
Sudden Impact
Zombie Ward
Ghost Poro
Eyeball Collection
Treasure Hunter
Ingenious Hunter
Relentless Hunter
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery
Sorcery
Nullifying Orb
Manaflow Band
Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence
Celerity
Absolute Focus
Scorch
Waterwalking
Gathering Storm
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerHeal

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
World Atlas
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 12 sec

Early Items

Serrated Dirk
Refillable Potion
Boots

@ 4 min

Core Items

Bloodsong
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Umbral Glaive

@ 14 min

Full Build

Bloodsong
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Umbral Glaive
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Edge of Night
Manamune

ability order

Max:

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

W

right arrow

Skills

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

situational items

Opportunity
Axiom Arc
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Hubris
Mortal Reminder
Vigilant Wardstone

Varus Matchups Overview

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

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Varus Support build, you should take Flash and Heal as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Hail of Blades as your keystone, followed by Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Absolute Focus and Gathering Storm 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 Bloodsong as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Umbral Glaive. For your last 3 items, you should build Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night and finish with Manamune. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 35.7% winrate over 56 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 Support in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.8 the best possible matchups for Varus Support are:

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

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Varus in the current patch into the following Support 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.