Tier: S+Win50.25%Pick11.86%Games: 5756KDA: 3.92Score: 77.02
Varus is ranked S+ Tier and has a 50.25% win rate in LoL ARAM Patch 14.12. We've analyzed 5756 Varus games to compile our statistical Varus ARAM Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Ionian Boots of Lucidity, The Collector, Opportunity, Manamune, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. For runes, the strongest choice is Domination (Primary) with Dark Harvest (Keystone), and Precision (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Ghost. Starting items should include Serrated Dirk and Tear of the Goddess. Varus's Best ARAM matchups include Bel'Veth, Swain, and Bard. Varus's Best ARAM counters are Gragas, Rammus, and Shen.
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Varus Summoner Spells
![Flash](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerFlash.png)
![Ghost](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHaste.png)
Win %
Pick %
50%
100%
50%
70%
![Cleanse](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerBoost.png)
49%
11%
![Exhaust](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerExhaust.png)
51%
6%
![Heal](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerHeal.png)
50%
5%
![Barrier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/spell/SummonerBarrier.png)
52%
4%
Varus Starting Items
Win %
Buy %
![Serrated Dirk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3134.png)
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3070.png)
52%
57%
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Long Sword](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1036.png)
2
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
52%
3%
Varus Runes
Win %
Pick %
51%
57%
49%
14%
48%
12%
54%
2%
Varus Items
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
51%
![The Collector](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6676.png)
51%
![Opportunity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6701.png)
51%
![Manamune](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3004.png)
52%
![Edge of Night](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3814.png)
52%
![Serylda's Grudge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6694.png)
52%
![Elixir of Wrath](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2140.png)
51%
Varus Skill Order
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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![]() | R | R | R |
Varus Item Purchase Order
![Serrated Dirk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3134.png)
![Tear of the Goddess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3070.png)
![Boots](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1001.png)
![Glowing Mote](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2022.png)
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Cloak of Agility](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1018.png)
![B. F. Sword](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1038.png)
![The Collector](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6676.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Serrated Dirk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3134.png)
![Rectrix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6690.png)
![Opportunity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6701.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Long Sword](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/1036.png)
![Caulfield's Warhammer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3133.png)
![Manamune](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3004.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Serrated Dirk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3134.png)
![Tunneler](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/2021.png)
![Edge of Night](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3814.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
![Last Whisper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3035.png)
![Serylda's Grudge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6694.png)
![coin](https://www.metasrc.com/assets/v/6.8.2/images/tft/coin.png)
Varus Situational Items
Win %
Buy %
![Hubris<br>](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/126697.png)
52%
19%
![Blade of The Ruined King](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3153.png)
46%
20%
![Guinsoo's Rageblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3124.png)
45%
14%
![Axiom Arc](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/6696.png)
51%
11%
![Terminus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3302.png)
49%
9%
![Youmuu's Ghostblade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3142.png)
48%
9%
Varus Boots
Win %
Buy %
![Ionian Boots of Lucidity](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3158.png)
51%
71%
![Berserker's Greaves](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3006.png)
47%
24%
![Mercury's Treads](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3111.png)
50%
4%
![Boots of Swiftness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3009.png)
50%
4%
![Sorcerer's Shoes](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3020.png)
43%
2%
![Plated Steelcaps](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/item/3047.png)
42%
1%
Best Varus Duo Champions in ARAM(over 51% win rate with Varus)
Below Average Varus Duo Champions in ARAM(under 49% win rate with Varus)
Best Champions to Counter Varus in ARAM(under 49% win rate for Varus)
Best Matchups for Varus in ARAM(over 51% win rate for Varus)
![Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Belveth.png)
+12.2
![Swain, the Noxian Grand General](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Swain.png)
+9.6
![Bard, the Wandering Caretaker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Bard.png)
+9.5
![Akali, the Rogue Assassin](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Akali.png)
+9.0
![Hecarim, the Shadow of War](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Hecarim.png)
+9.0
![Tristana, the Yordle Gunner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Tristana.png)
+8.9
![Naafiri, the Hound of a Hundred Bites](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Naafiri.png)
+8.7
![Rakan, The Charmer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Rakan.png)
+8.1
![Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Renekton.png)
+7.7
![Ashe, the Frost Archer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ashe.png)
+7.5
![Xayah, the Rebel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Xayah.png)
+6.9
![Rumble, the Mechanized Menace](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Rumble.png)
+6.7
![Syndra, the Dark Sovereign](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Syndra.png)
+6.3
![Teemo, the Swift Scout](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Teemo.png)
+5.8
![Vayne, the Night Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Vayne.png)
+5.6
![Aatrox, the Darkin Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Aatrox.png)
+5.6
![Qiyana, Empress of the Elements](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Qiyana.png)
+5.5
![Katarina, the Sinister Blade](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Katarina.png)
+5.4
![Kayn, the Shadow Reaper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kayn.png)
+5.4
![Nilah, the Joy Unbound](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nilah.png)
+5.4
![Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Illaoi.png)
+5.3
![Kayle, the Righteous](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kayle.png)
+5.2
![Anivia, the Cryophoenix](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Anivia.png)
+5.1
![Galio, the Colossus](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Galio.png)
+5.1
![Kassadin, the Void Walker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kassadin.png)
+5.0
![Zed, the Master of Shadows](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zed.png)
+4.9
![Lee Sin, the Blind Monk](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/LeeSin.png)
+4.9
![Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Warwick.png)
+4.4
![Shyvana, the Half-Dragon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Shyvana.png)
+4.2
![Renata Glasc, the Chem-Baroness](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Renata.png)
+4.1
![Smolder, the Fiery Fledgling](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Smolder.png)
+4.1
![Samira, the Desert Rose](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Samira.png)
+4.1
![Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Mordekaiser.png)
+4.0
![Urgot, the Dreadnought](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Urgot.png)
+3.7
![Twisted Fate, the Card Master](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/TwistedFate.png)
+3.4
![Fizz, the Tidal Trickster](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fizz.png)
+3.3
![Yone, the Unforgotten](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Yone.png)
+3.3
![Akshan, the Rogue Sentinel](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Akshan.png)
+3.2
![Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/MasterYi.png)
+3.2
![Briar, the Restrained Hunger](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Briar.png)
+3.2
![Zyra, Rise of the Thorns](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zyra.png)
+2.9
![Irelia, the Blade Dancer](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Irelia.png)
+2.7
![Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nunu.png)
+2.7
![Olaf, the Berserker](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Olaf.png)
+2.7
![Kai'Sa, Daughter of the Void](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kaisa.png)
+2.7
![Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Gangplank.png)
+2.6
![Pyke, the Bloodharbor Ripper](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Pyke.png)
+2.5
![Zac, the Secret Weapon](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Zac.png)
+2.0
![Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Khazix.png)
+2.0
![Nasus, the Curator of the Sands](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nasus.png)
+2.0
![Yorick, Shepherd of Souls](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Yorick.png)
+1.9
![Kindred, The Eternal Hunters](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kindred.png)
+1.8
![Maokai, the Twisted Treant](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Maokai.png)
+1.8
![Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/RekSai.png)
+1.7
![Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ziggs.png)
+1.7
![Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ahri.png)
+1.6
![Miss Fortune, the Bounty Hunter](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/MissFortune.png)
+1.6
![Janna, the Storm's Fury](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Janna.png)
+1.5
![Fiora, the Grand Duelist](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Fiora.png)
+1.3
![Soraka, the Starchild](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Soraka.png)
+1.3
![Sejuani, Fury of the North](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Sejuani.png)
+1.3
![Ivern, the Green Father](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ivern.png)
+1.2
![Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Nocturne.png)
+1.2
![Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Kled.png)
+1.1
![Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/DrMundo.png)
+0.9
![Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Jayce.png)
+0.7
![Ryze, the Rune Mage](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Ryze.png)
+0.7
![Veigar, the Tiny Master of Evil](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Veigar.png)
+0.7
![Draven, the Glorious Executioner](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Draven.png)
+0.7
![Malphite, Shard of the Monolith](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Malphite.png)
+0.5
![Morgana, the Fallen](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Morgana.png)
+0.4
![Aphelios, the Weapon of the Faithful](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Aphelios.png)
+0.2
![Twitch, the Plague Rat](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Twitch.png)
+0.2
![LeBlanc, the Deceiver](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/Leblanc.png)
+0.2
![Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia](https://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/14.12.1/img/champion/XinZhao.png)
+0.1