1Skilled Sniper
GoldSnipe an enemy with a non-Ultimate Ability refunds 80% Cooldown (65% for periodic Abilities).
BARAM: Mayhem · Patch 16.20VarusARAM: Mayhem build
the Arrow of Retribution
- ARAM: Mayhem rank
- #162 / 173
- Top augment
- Skilled Sniper
Tier B
Critical Missile · Scopier Weapons
Varus best augments
All augments →1
2Critical Missile
GoldWhen you Critically Strike, fire missiles dealing magic damage.
Gain 
25% Crit chance.
3Scopier Weapons
GoldGain 150 (melee) / 100 (ranged) Attack Range.
4Jeweled Gauntlet
PrismaticYour Abilities can Critically Strike.
Gain 25% (+4.5% per 100 AP) Crit Chance.
5Blunt Force
SilverGain 
20% Attack Damage.
6Magic Missile
GoldDealing Ability damage fires 3 missiles, each dealing percent max Health true damage based on distance traveled.
7Dual Wield
PrismaticAttacks fire a bolt that applies 
On-Hit effects at reduced strength. Gain 10% total Attack Speed.
8Deft
SilverGain 
60% Attack Speed.
9Critical Rhythm
GoldYour basic Attack stacks Attack Speed on Critical Strikes.
Gain 25% Crit chance.
10Transmute: Prismatic
GoldGain a random 
Prismatic Augment.
Augment order comes from OP.GG. Runes, items and skill order below come from regular ARAM games on the same map.
Recommended Varus build
Most played and most reliable choicesRunes
Spells
Skill priority
Q
E
WStart
Boots
Core
Varus runes
47.7% WR28.9% pick36,574 games
Domination
Precision
46.7% WR20.9% pick26,424 games
52.2% WR19.3% pick24,408 games
55.2% WR7.1% pick9,016 games
Varus skill order
50.5% WR42.1% pick39,638 games
Q123456789101112131415W123456789101112131415E123456789101112131415
R123456789101112131415Varus summoner spells
50.2% WR52.3% pick64,789 games
50.3% WR14.7% pick18,239 games
Power curve
Scales into the late game
50.2
46.9
46.5
49.0
52.4
Win rate (%) by game length in minutes. Dashed line = 50%.
Varus items
First three completed items47.0%
5.3% · 5,412 games
55.1%
5.1% · 5,264 games
47.2%
3.9% · 3,982 games
50.1%
3.5% · 3,638 games
57.4%
2.8% · 2,925 games
Start47.7%
42.7% · 52,268 games
Start51.7%
9.7% · 11,884 games
Boots50.8%
61.3% · 67,336 games
Boots46.9%
27.3% · 29,976 games
Boots58.5%
3.9% · 4,312 games
Varus situational items
How often each item ends up in the final buildThe Collector55.1% · 47.6%
Blade of The Ruined King50.6% · 50.7%Muramana35.6% · 48.1%
Hubris33.0% · 47.4%
Runaan's Hurricane30.3% · 51.9%
Guinsoo's Rageblade26.8% · 52.9%Serylda's Grudge17.9% · 47.7%
Terminus16.5% · 54.5%
Statikk Shiv13.0% · 54.5%
Infinity Edge11.7% · 49.1%Tear of the Goddess9.7% · 48.4%
Wit's End9.3% · 53.0%
Edge of Night8.6% · 50.1%Serrated Dirk7.9% · 50.5%
Youmuu's Ghostblade4.6% · 49.8%
Lord Dominik's Regards3.8% · 49.8%Varus abilities
PassiveLiving Vengeance
On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.
QPiercing Arrow
Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70WBlighted Quiver
Passive: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum Health. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.
Cooldown: 40sEHail of Arrows
Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.
Cooldown: 18/16/14/12/10s · Cost: 90RChain of Corruption
Varus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.
Cooldown: 100/80/60s · Cost: 100