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Varus

VARUS
the Arrow of Retribution
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.

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Skills

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Living VengeancePassive
On champion takedowns, gains: - 55% Attack Speed that can exceed the Attack Speed cap - Attack Damage = 20 x bonus AS - Ability Power = 20 x bonus AS On non-champion takedowns, gains: - (20%/25%/30%) Attack Speed - Attack Damage = 10 x bonus AS - Ability Power = 10 x bonus AS These bonuses last 5 seconds.
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Piercing ArrowSkill 1
Hold: Draws the bow, gradually increasing the range and damage for the next shot. Varus is slowed by 20% while preparing to shoot. Release: Fires the arrow, dealing 80 (+110% bonus AD)–120 (+165% bonus AD) physical damage, reduced by 15% per enemy hit (minimum 33%).
LV 1LV 2LV 3LV 4
Cooldown15141312
Cost75808590
Base Damage80140200260
Max Damage120210300390
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Blighted QuiverSkill 2
Passive: Attacks deal 15 (+35% AP) bonus magic damage and apply a Blight stack for 6 seconds (max 3 stacks). His other abilities hitting an enemy with Blight detonate it, dealing 3% (+0.012% AP) of the target's max Health as magic damage. Detonating Blight on enemy champions or epic monsters reduces his basic ability cooldowns by 13% per stack. Active: Varus's next Piercing Arrow deals 6%–9% (based on level) of the target's missing Health as bonus magic damage, increased by 0% to 50% based on charge time. Detonating Blight on monsters deals up to 120 damage per stack.
LV 1LV 2LV 3LV 4
Cooldown25
Base Damage15253545
% Damage3%3.5%4%4.5%
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Hail of ArrowsSkill 3
Fires a hail of arrows that deals 70 (+90% bonus AD) physical damage to enemy units in the area and desecrates the ground for 4 seconds. Desecrated ground slows enemies by 25% and applies 40% Grievous Wounds. Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
LV 1LV 2LV 3LV 4
Cooldown13121110
Cost80
Base Damage70115160205
Slow25%30%35%40%
R
Chain of CorruptionUltimate
Flings out a tendril of corruption that deals 150 (+80% AP) magic damage and roots the first enemy champion hit for 2 seconds. The corruption then spreads toward nearby enemy champions, also immobilizing them on contact. Immobilized units gain 3 Blight stacks over the next 1.5 seconds.
LV 1LV 2LV 3
Cooldown756555
Cost100
Base Damage150250350

Tier by Rank

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Tier and numbers

  • TierWinPickBan
  • Diamond+B← B51.3%6.5%0.5%
  • Master+B← B51.0%6.7%0.4%
  • ChallengerB← B50.7%7.0%0.3%
  • LegendaryB← B51.7%7.2%0.3%

Tencent official (CN server) / ADC / 2026-11-06

ADC: win rate #5 of 22Pick rate #13ADC median win rate 50.2%

Tier stays B at every rank, with only a 1.0 point win-rate spread — consistent across ranks.

Reading the table

The “← A” after a tier is the tier in the previous ranking.

Legendary is the top tiers of the Legendary Queue, a separate ranked queue for top players.

Among ADC

One dot per champion
Win rate
44%50%56%Varus · B
0%Pick rate →

Patch Changes

Ver. 7
7.3Changed

Base Stats

  • Base Attack Damage: 54 → 58
  • Attack Speed Ratio: 0.658
  • Base Attack Speed: 0.658
  • Base Bonus Attack Speed: 0.22
  • Attack Speed per Level: 0.03
7.2Buff

Chain of Corruption

  • Time to reach max Blight stacks on a target: 3s → 1.5s
7.1bChanged

Living Vengeance

  • Attack Speed on non-champion kills: 15%/20%/25% → 20%/25%/30%
  • Attack Speed on champion kills: 50% → 55%

Patch notes 7.3d and earlier versions

Analysis

Nothing equipped

Combat Power at Lv15 is 10,992 (#98 of 142, #11 of 26 Marksman). Up from #128 at Lv1: it grows with levels.

Lv 15

Stats 79% · Skills 21%

Growth by level

VarusMedianMarksman median
5,2068,44811,691151015 10,992

Shape of ability effects

Lv15
Damage1,130
Crowd control774
Heals & shields184
Slows162
Stat buffs40
2.0sTime the enemy is stopped per fight

Line: min to max · tick: median
HP2,392#79
Armor98#93
Magic Resist50#114
Attack114#52
Attack Speed1.079#15
Move Speed340#104
HP regen14#125
MP852#114
MP regen19#110

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