Varus

the Arrow of Retribution

Ionia Marksman MageRangedPhysical damageDifficulty: moderateCreate a build

600 / 600

320 / 320

Atk. damage: 59
Atk. speed: 0.658
Range: 575
Armor: 24
Magic resist: 33
Move speed: 330

Level1

Stats at level 1

Without items or runes. Rank is among all 173 champions. The bar places the value between the lowest and highest in the game; the blue mark is the average among marksmen.

Stat	At level 1	Base and growth	Rank	Relative to average among marksmen
Health	600	600, +105 per level	#116	−2%
Health regen per 5 s	3.5	3.5, +0.55 per level	#156	−16%
Mana	320	320, +40 per level	unranked
Resource regen per 5 s	8.0	8.0, +0.8 per level	unranked
Attack damage	59	59, +3.4 per level	#86	+1%
Attack speed	0.658	0.658, +3.5% per level	#54	+2%
Armor	24	24, +4 per level	#131	−8%
Magic resist	33	33, +1.1 per level	#3	+1%
Move speed	330	330, no growth	#117	average
Attack range	575	575, no growth	#6	+10%

Derived stats

Stat	At level 1	Base and growth	Rank	Relative to average among marksmen
EHP (phys.)	744	Health × (1 + Armor / 100)	#123	−4%
EHP (magic)	798	Health × (1 + Magic resist / 100)	#110	−2%
AA DPS	38.8	Attack damage × Attack speed, without items	#77	+3%

How stats grow

Level 1Varus 600Average among marksmen 614

VarusAverage among marksmenfrom minimum to maximum across all championsClick the chart to pick a level

Abilities

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Passive

Living Vengeance

On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.

Skins

15 skins plus the base one. The color of the bar under the name shows the skin's rarity.

Tips from the client

Playing as Varus

An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

Playing against

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

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Positions

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Playstyle

Riot ratings from 1 to 3

At a glance

Attack: Ranged, range 575
Primary damage: Physical
Resource: Mana
Difficulty: Moderate, 2 out of 10
Released: May 8, 2012
Skins: 15 skins

Attack7

Defense3

Magic4

Difficulty2

Lore and connections

You didn’t destroy us all. And that mistake will be your undoing.

Varus

One of the ancient Darkin, Varus was a deadly killer who loved to torment his foes, driving them almost to insanity before delivering the killing arrow. He was imprisoned at the end of the Great Darkin War, but escaped centuries later in the remade flesh of two Ionian hunters—they had unwittingly released him, cursed to bear the bow containing his bound essence. Varus now seeks out those who trapped him, in order to enact his brutal vengeance, but the mortal souls within still resist him every step of the way.