Varus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 47.26% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 656 Varus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Varus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Berserker's Greaves, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of the Ruined King, Runaan's Hurricane, The Bloodthirster, and Infinity Edge. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Lethal Tempo (Keystone), and Sorcery (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Teleport. Starting items should include Health Potion, Doran's Blade, Long Sword, Refillable Potion, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Varus's Best Top Lane matchups include Irelia, Akali, and Cho'Gath. Varus's Best Top Lane counters are Nasus, Malphite, and Kled.
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Varus Skill Order
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