Varus

the Arrow of Retribution

MarksmanMage

Resource: Mana

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.

Abilities

P

Living Vengeance

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

Q

Piercing Arrow

Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.

W

Blighted 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.

E

Hail 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.

R

Chain 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.

Base Stats

Health600+105 / lvl

Mana320+40 / lvl

Move Speed330

Armor24+4 / lvl

Magic Resist30+1.3 / lvl

Attack Range575

Attack Damage59+0 / lvl

Attack Speed0.66

HP Regen3.50+0.55 / lvl

VarusDEFAULT

Blight Crystal Varus

Arclight Varus

Arctic Ops Varus

Heartseeker Varus

Varus Swiftbolt

Dark Star Varus

Conqueror Varus

Infernal Varus

PROJECT: Varus

Cosmic Hunter Varus

High Noon Varus

Snow Moon Varus

Empyrean Varus

Spirit Blossom Varus

T1 Varus

Strong Against

Ashe

Jinx

Sivir

Weak Against

Draven

Tristana

Lucian

How to counter Varus

—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.

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.

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