Varus Build Guide - Season 14

A comprehensive Varus build guide featuring optimal runes, items, and matchups for Emerald+ ranked play, with a 52.4% win rate across 56,240 matches.

Most Popular Build (52.4% Win Rate)

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Barrier
• Runes: Lethal Tempo, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down
• Secondary: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight
• Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health
• Core Items:
  1. Blade of The Ruined King
  2. Berserker's Greaves
  3. Guinsoo's Rageblade
• Final Items: Terminus, Jak'Sho The Protean, Guardian Angel
• Skill Order: Q > W > E

Alternative Build (49.4% Win Rate)

• Runes: Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch
• Core Items: Opportunity, Ionian Boots, Manamune
• Final Items: Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, Youmuu's Ghostblade

Strong Against:

• Kalista (52.5%)
• Twitch (52.2%)
• Samira (51.5%)
• Swain (51.2%)
• Kai'Sa (51.0%)

Weak Against:

• Hwei (45.6%)
• Kog'Maw (46.6%)
• Seraphine (47.0%)
• Ziggs (47.4%)
• Sivir (47.4%)

Best Support Synergies:

• Elise (59.2%)
• Galio (54.9%)
• Camille (53.9%)
• Taric (53.7%)
• Shen (53.3%)

Pro Tips:

• Poke enemies with E and Q before engaging
• Use ultimate to catch overextended enemies
• Stay close to your support in late game
• Use Q for long-range harassment before teamfights
• Position safely to avoid assassins and bruisers

Situational Items: Adapt your build based on enemy composition, focusing on armor or magic resist as needed. Consider matchup-specific rune adjustments, particularly in defensive shards.

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