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Varus
CHAMPION · ADC

Varus

Verified across 3 sourcesLast updated · 2026-05-26
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Overview

last updated 2026-05-26
Open questions (4)
  1. 01~~Build path~~ — answered for 7.1e in [[#Build (WR Meta, 7.1e)]] (2026-05-26)
  2. 02~~Rune setup~~ — answered alongside builds above (2026-05-26)
  3. 03Power-spike timings
  4. 04Specific matchups
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Tier history

4 entries · 3 sources · 2 patches
PatchSourceRoleTierΔDateNotes
7.1ehellsdeviladcB·2026-05-19
7.1eroyaladcA=2026-05-17
7.1ditzstu4rtadcB·2026-05-08
7.1droyaladcA·2026-05-08
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Builds

1 source
WR Metaaggregator statspatch 7.1e
WR49.17%PR5.98%BR0.33%
Items (in order)
Blade of the Ruined King
Blade of the Ruined KingAttacks deal bonus damage
  • +25 Attack Damage
  • +35% Attack Speed

Thirst: +10% Omni Vamp.

Ruined Strikes: Attacks deal bonus physical damage equal to 8.5% of the enemy's current Health on-hit. (Melee attacks deal 10%). Minion damage: 15. Max damage vs monsters: 60.

Drain: Hitting a champion with 3 attacks or abilities deals 30-100 bonus magic damage and steals 25% of their Move Speed for 2 seconds. (60s Cooldown)

3000 gold
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's GreavesAttack Speed
  • +25% Attack Speed
  • +45 Move Speed.

Blessed Blade: Reduces Attacks restore 10 Health on hit.

900 gold
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's RagebladeApplies on-hit effects
  • +30% Attack Speed

Surge: Gain 5% Move Speed.

Chaos: Gain 25 Attack Damage or 50 Ability Power (Adaptive).

Wrath: Attacks deal 30 magic damage but no longer Critical Strike. Fore every 1% Critical Strike Rate gained from items, your magic damage increases by 1.5, up to a max increase of 75 (reached at 50% Critical Rate).

Seething Strike: Attacks grant 8% Attack Speed, staking up to 4 times for a maximum of 32% Attack Speed). While fully stacked, every 3 attacks applies on-hit effects an additional 1 times.

3100 gold
Stasis Enchant
Stasis EnchantTurn invulnerable

Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown)

1000 gold
Runaan's Hurricane
Runaan's HurricaneRanged Attacks hit 3 targets
  • +35% Attack Speed
  • +25% Critical Rate

Wind's Fury: Attacks strike 2 additional nearby enemies, each dealing 55%. These strikes can Critically Strike and trigger on-hit effects.

Wind Blade: Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damage on-hit against targets.

2900 gold
Terminus
TerminusIncreases Armor Pen, Megic Pen, Armor, and Magic Resist
  • +40 Attack Damage
  • +30% Attack Speed

Shadow: Attacks deal 35 bonus magic damage on-hit.

Juxtaposition: Alternate between Light and Dark on-hits when attacking. Light attacks grant 5-8 Armor and Magic Resist for 5 seconds on hit. Dark attacks grant 11% Armor Pen and 11% Magic Pen for 5 seconds on hit. Each on-hit effect stacks up to 3 times. While you have this item, bonus Armor Pen and Magic Pen granted by it is capped at 40%.

3300 gold
Runes
Lethal Tempo
KeystoneLethal Tempo
Lethal TempoKeystone

Gain stackable Attack Speed when attacking enemy champions. Stacks up to 6 times. At max stacks, you gain bonus range and can exceed your Attack Speed cap. Each stack increases Attack Speed by 8 – 16% (melee) or 3 – 10% (ranged) for 6 seconds. At max stacks, gain 50 (melee) or 75 (ranged) Attack Distance.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Brutal
BrutalMinor · Precision

Attacks deal 6 (+ 8% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus adaptive damage to enemy champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Coup de Grace
Coup de GraceMinor · Precision

When an enemy has less than 40% health, deals 8% bonus adaptive damage.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: AlacrityMinor · Precision

Gain 3% bonus attack speed when engaging in taking down monsters, enemy champions and minions, up to 20% at maximum stacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Bone Plating
Bone PlatingMinor · Resolve

Blocks damage from the next triggering champion attack and 2 more attacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Skill priority
QWE
Spells
FlashFlashGhostGhost

Source: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-varus-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).

Situational item swaps (explicit):

  • Galeforce replaces Stasis Enchant — based on playstyle (dash + damage bonus)

Counters / threats: Yasuo, Leona, Draven, Kalista, Samira

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