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Mage
Marksman

Varus 
Top Build 
25.S1.1 LoL 

 Runes, Items, Counters
Tier: Off MetaWin47.40%Role5.18%Pick0.37%Ban1.28%Games: 2434KDA: 1.78Score: 51.10

Varus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 47.40% win rate in LoL Patch 25.S1.1. We've analyzed 2434 Varus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Varus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Nashor's Tooth, Sorcerer's Shoes, Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Stormsurge, and Shadowflame. For runes, the strongest choice is Precision (Primary) with Press the Attack (Keystone), and Resolve (Secondary). The optimal Summoner Spells for this build are Flash and Barrier. Starting items should include Doran's Blade and Health Potion. Varus's Best Top Lane matchups include K'Sante, Cassiopeia, and Aurora. Varus's Best Top Lane counters are Singed, Kennen, and Kled.

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Varus Summoner Spells

Flash
Barrier
Win %
Pick %
48%
98%
48%
41%
Teleport
46%
39%
Ghost
49%
12%
Ignite
47%
5%
Exhaust
47%
3%

Varus Starting Items

Win %
Buy %
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
49%
45%
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
46%
30%

Varus Runes

Win %
Pick %
52%
22%
46%
20%
47%
13%
42%
7%

Varus Items

Nashor's Tooth
49%
Sorcerer's Shoes
51%
Blade of The Ruined King
49%
Guinsoo's Rageblade
51%
Stormsurge
54%
Shadowflame
53%
Stealth Ward
48%
Elixir of Sorcery
47%

Varus Skill Order

Living Vengeance
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Piercing Arrow
QQQQQ
Blighted Quiver
WWWWW
Hail of Arrows
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Chain of Corruption
RRR

Varus Item Purchase Order

Doran's Blade
Boots
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth
coin3000
Sorcerer's Shoes
coin1100
Recurve Bow
Vampiric Scepter
Pickaxe
Blade of The Ruined King
coin3200
Amplifying Tome
Recurve Bow
Doran's Blade
Pickaxe
Guinsoo's Rageblade
coin3000
Hextech Alternator
Aether Wisp
Stormsurge
coin2900
Hextech Alternator
Shadowflame
coin3200

Varus Trinkets

Win %
Buy %
Stealth Ward
48%
89%
Farsight Alteration
47%
18%
Oracle Lens
48%
7%

Varus Boots

Win %
Buy %
Sorcerer's Shoes
51%
30%
Berserker's Greaves
45%
31%
Plated Steelcaps
48%
19%
Spellslinger's Shoes
71%
11%
Mercury's Treads
53%
7%
Boots of Swiftness
49%
7%

Varus Situational Items

Win %
Buy %
Terminus
49%
14%
Heartsteel
45%
15%
Riftmaker
46%
12%
Malignance
52%
10%
Runaan's Hurricane
46%
12%
Rabadon's Deathcap
60%
9%

Best Bans for Varus Top Lane

Singed, the Mad Chemist
S+
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
S+
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
S
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
S
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
S
Wukong, the Monkey King
S
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
A
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
A
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
A
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
A
Sett, the Boss
A
Garen, The Might of Demacia
A
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
A
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
A
Kayle, the Righteous
A
Camille, the Steel Shadow
A
Teemo, the Swift Scout
A
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
A
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
A
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
A
Trundle, the Troll King
A

Best Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Varus Top Lane(over 51% win rate with Varus)

Qiyana, Empress of the Elements
+9.0
Wukong, the Monkey King
+7.3
Ivern, the Green Father
+6.1
Rammus, the Armordillo
+6.1
Sejuani, Fury of the North
+5.8
Briar, the Restrained Hunger
+5.7
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
+3.2
Amumu, the Sad Mummy
+2.5
Graves, the Outlaw
+2.4
Zac, the Secret Weapon
+1.9
Rengar, the Pridestalker
+1.4
Kindred, The Eternal Hunters
+0.9
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+0.8
Kayn, the Shadow Reaper
+0.5

Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Varus Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate with Varus)

Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver
Nocturne, the Eternal Nightmare
Nidalee, the Bestial Huntress
Nunu, the Boy and His Yeti
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King

Below Average Jungle Duo Queue Champions for Varus Top Lane(under 49% win rate with Varus)

Viego, The Ruined King
-0.3
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-0.7
Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman
-0.9
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer
-1.8
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
-1.9
Jarvan IV, the Exemplar of Demacia
-2.3
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
-2.8
Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia
-3.3
Shaco, the Demon Jester
-4.3
Hecarim, the Shadow of War
-4.6
Lee Sin, the Blind Monk
-4.6
Ekko, the Boy Who Shattered Time
-4.9
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-6.6
Fiddlesticks, the Ancient Fear
-7.1
Skarner, the Primordial Sovereign
-7.5
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-7.6
Shyvana, the Half-Dragon
-8.3
Evelynn, Agony's Embrace
-9.0
Olaf, the Berserker
-9.0
Rek'Sai, the Void Burrower
-9.0
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver
-9.0
Lillia, the Bashful Bloom
-11.5
Zed, the Master of Shadows
-11.5
Bel'Veth, the Empress of the Void
-15.7
Karthus, the Deathsinger
-15.7
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
-18.2
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
-19.0
Talon, the Blade's Shadow
-21.7
Trundle, the Troll King
-22.9

Best Top Lane Champions to Counter Varus Top Lane(under 49% win rate for Varus)

Singed, the Mad Chemist
-21.2
Kennen, the Heart of the Tempest
-15.7
Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier
-15.7
Wukong, the Monkey King
-15.7
Ornn, The Fire below the Mountain
-14.6
Shen, the Eye of Twilight
-14.6
Pantheon, the Unbreakable Spear
-12.6
Irelia, the Blade Dancer
-12.3
Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
-11.2
Jax, Grandmaster at Arms
-10.5
Quinn, Demacia's Wings
-9.9
Dr. Mundo, the Madman of Zaun
-9.6
Teemo, the Swift Scout
-9.5
Camille, the Steel Shadow
-9.0
Udyr, the Spirit Walker
-9.0
Kayle, the Righteous
-8.4
Tryndamere, the Barbarian King
-7.1
Fiora, the Grand Duelist
-6.9
Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands
-6.9
Garen, The Might of Demacia
-6.0
Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant
-5.5
Trundle, the Troll King
-5.1
Sett, the Boss
-5.0
Jayce, the Defender of Tomorrow
-4.8
Cho'Gath, the Terror of the Void
-4.2
Rumble, the Mechanized Menace
-2.8
Yorick, Shepherd of Souls
-2.6
Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge
-2.3
Yasuo, the Unforgiven
-1.5
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands
-0.6

Best Top Lane Matchups for Varus Top Lane(over 51% win rate for Varus)

K'Sante, the Pride of Nazumah
+16.6
Cassiopeia, the Serpent's Embrace
+10.5
Aurora, the Witch Between Worlds
+10.1
Maokai, the Twisted Treant
+9.0
Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer
+7.3
Ambessa, Matriarch of War
+6.1
Ryze, the Rune Mage
+6.1
Gwen, The Hallowed Seamstress
+5.5
Malphite, Shard of the Monolith
+4.9
Sion, The Undead Juggernaut
+4.8
Aatrox, the Darkin Blade
+4.8
Volibear, the Relentless Storm
+4.7
Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor
+4.6
Riven, the Exile
+4.2
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
+3.5
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper
+3.2
Yone, the Unforgotten
+2.7
Akali, the Rogue Assassin
+2.3
Vayne, the Night Hunter
+2.3
Gnar, the Missing Link
+0.5

Even Top Lane Matchups for Varus Top Lane(49% - 51% win rate for Varus)

Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess
Gragas, the Rabble Rouser
Urgot, the Dreadnought
Tahm Kench, The River King
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