Varus Top Lane is ranked Off Meta Tier and has a 39.10% win rate in LoL Patch 8.24. We've analyzed 225 Varus Top Lane games to compile our statistical Varus Build Guide. For items, our build recommends: Berserker's Greaves, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Blade of the Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Duskblade of Draktharr, and Runaan's Hurricane. 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, Doran's Shield, and Warding Totem (Trinket). Varus's Best Top Lane matchups include Akali, Camille, and Galio. Varus's Best Top Lane counters are Nasus, Urgot, and Ornn.
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Varus Skill Order
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