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Choose Champion Build:
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Standard/Umbral
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HOB
Recommended Items
Runes: Standard #1
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Sorcery
Inspiration
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health
Spells:
Flash
Heal
Items
Ability Order Q - E - W
Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)
Varus Passive Ability
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Living Vengeance
Living Vengeance.png
INNATE: Varus gains 20% (+ 15% bonus attack speed) bonus attack speed for 5 seconds on non-champion kills, increased to 40% (+ 30% bonus attack speed) whenever scoring a Damage rating.png takedown against an enemy Champion icon.png champion.
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Piercing Arrow
RANGE: Range model.png 895 − 1595 (BASED ON CHANNEL TIME)
WIDTH: Range model.png 140
SPEED: 1900
CAST TIME: NONE
COST: 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 MANA
COOLDOWN: 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10
Piercing Arrow.png
ACTIVE: Varus Channeling icon.png charges while being Slow icon.png slowed by 20% for up to 4 seconds to increase Piercing Arrow's Range icon.png range and damage over the first 1.25 seconds of the channel. Piercing Arrow can be recast at any time within its duration.
If the charge completes without reactivation, Piercing Arrow is canceled, refunding 50% of its Mana icon.png mana cost.
RECAST: Varus fires a piercing arrow in the target direction, dealing physical damage to all enemies within its path. The damage of the arrow as well as any detonated Blight Blight stacks are increased by 0% − 50% (based on channel time), and the arrow's damage is reduced by 0% − 67% (based on enemies hit).
MINIMUM PHYSICAL DAMAGE:»
10 / 46.67 / 83.33 / 120 / 156.67 (+ 83.33 / 86.67 / 90 / 93.33 / 96.67% AD)
MAXIMUM PHYSICAL DAMAGE:»
15 / 70 / 125 / 180 / 235 (+ 125 / 130 / 135 / 140 / 145% AD)
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Blighted Quiver
CAST TIME: NONE
COOLDOWN: 40
Blighted Quiver.png
PASSIVE: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply a stack of Blight for 6 seconds, stacking up to 3 times, refreshing on subsequent applications.
BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE:
7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 (+ 25% AP)
Varus' other abilities consume stacks of Blight on enemies upon damaging them to deal bonus magic damage and, if they are a Champion icon.png champion or epic Monster icon.png monster, reduce his basic abilities' cooldowns by 12% of the maximum cooldown for each stack on the target, up to 36% per target. The bonus damage is capped at 360 against monsters.
BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE PER STACK:»
3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% (+ 2% per 100 AP) of the target's maximum health
Blighted Quiver 2.png
ACTIVE: Varus' next Piercing Arrow Piercing Arrow within 5.5 seconds deals 6% − 14% (based on level) of the target's missing health bonus magic damage, increased by 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's channel time), for a maximum of 9% − 21% (based on level) of the target's missing health. This damage is capped at 360 against monsters. If Varus is not charging Piercing Arrow Piercing Arrow, Blighted Quiver can be recast after 1 second for its duration, and does so automatically when its duration ends or Varus dies within the duration.
Blighted Quiver can be cast during the first 0.25 seconds of Piercing Arrow's Piercing Arrow's charge. Blighted Quiver is placed on full cooldown even if the charge completes without reactivation or is Silence icon.png interrupted.
RECAST: Varus cancels Blighted Quiver and places it on a 1 second Cooldown reduction icon.png cooldown.
Blighted Quiver's active and recast can both be used while affected by Silence icon.png cast-inhibiting crowd control.
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Hail of Arrows
TARGET RANGE: 925
EFFECT RADIUS: Range center.png 300
CAST TIME: 0.2419
COST: 80 MANA
COOLDOWN: 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10
Hail of Arrows.png
ACTIVE: Varus fires a hail of arrows at the target location which lands after 0.5 seconds, dealing physical damage to all enemies within the area.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE:
60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+ 60% bonus AD)
The area then becomes desecrated for 4 seconds, Slow icon.png slowing all enemies within and inflicting them with 40% Grievous Wounds icon.png Grievous Wounds.
SLOW:
25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45%
Hail of Arrows will cast at max range if cast beyond that.
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Chain of Corruption
RANGE: Range center.png 1370
EFFECT RADIUS: Range center.png 650
WIDTH: Range model.png 240
TETHER RADIUS: Range model.png 650
SPEED: 1500
CAST TIME: 0.2419
COST: 100 MANA
COOLDOWN: 100 / 80 / 60
Chain of Corruption.png
ACTIVE: Varus releases a tendril of corruption in the target direction that infects the first enemy champion hit, dealing them magic damage and Root icon.png rooting them for 2 seconds, during which they are Sight icon.png revealed and inflicted with full stacks of Blight Blight over the first 1.5 seconds.
MAGIC DAMAGE:
150 / 200 / 250 (+ 100% AP)
Upon impact, the tendril roots into the ground from which it seeks out other nearby enemy Champion icon.png champions. If they do not leave the tether's range within 2 seconds, it infects them as well. Tendrils will spread from them again until there are no champions in range that have not already been infected.
The tendril seeks targets regardless of having Sight icon.png sight of them or not.
Living Vengeance
Living Vengeance.png
INNATE: Varus gains 20% (+ 15% bonus attack speed) bonus attack speed for 5 seconds on non-champion kills, increased to 40% (+ 30% bonus attack speed) whenever scoring a Damage rating.png takedown against an enemy Champion icon.png champion.
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Piercing Arrow
RANGE: Range model.png 895 − 1595 (BASED ON CHANNEL TIME)
WIDTH: Range model.png 140
SPEED: 1900
CAST TIME: NONE
COST: 65 / 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 MANA
COOLDOWN: 16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10
Piercing Arrow.png
ACTIVE: Varus Channeling icon.png charges while being Slow icon.png slowed by 20% for up to 4 seconds to increase Piercing Arrow's Range icon.png range and damage over the first 1.25 seconds of the channel. Piercing Arrow can be recast at any time within its duration.
If the charge completes without reactivation, Piercing Arrow is canceled, refunding 50% of its Mana icon.png mana cost.
RECAST: Varus fires a piercing arrow in the target direction, dealing physical damage to all enemies within its path. The damage of the arrow as well as any detonated Blight Blight stacks are increased by 0% − 50% (based on channel time), and the arrow's damage is reduced by 0% − 67% (based on enemies hit).
MINIMUM PHYSICAL DAMAGE:»
10 / 46.67 / 83.33 / 120 / 156.67 (+ 83.33 / 86.67 / 90 / 93.33 / 96.67% AD)
MAXIMUM PHYSICAL DAMAGE:»
15 / 70 / 125 / 180 / 235 (+ 125 / 130 / 135 / 140 / 145% AD)
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Blighted Quiver
CAST TIME: NONE
COOLDOWN: 40
Blighted Quiver.png
PASSIVE: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply a stack of Blight for 6 seconds, stacking up to 3 times, refreshing on subsequent applications.
BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE:
7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 (+ 25% AP)
Varus' other abilities consume stacks of Blight on enemies upon damaging them to deal bonus magic damage and, if they are a Champion icon.png champion or epic Monster icon.png monster, reduce his basic abilities' cooldowns by 12% of the maximum cooldown for each stack on the target, up to 36% per target. The bonus damage is capped at 360 against monsters.
BONUS MAGIC DAMAGE PER STACK:»
3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% (+ 2% per 100 AP) of the target's maximum health
Blighted Quiver 2.png
ACTIVE: Varus' next Piercing Arrow Piercing Arrow within 5.5 seconds deals 6% − 14% (based on level) of the target's missing health bonus magic damage, increased by 0% − 50% (based on Piercing Arrow's channel time), for a maximum of 9% − 21% (based on level) of the target's missing health. This damage is capped at 360 against monsters. If Varus is not charging Piercing Arrow Piercing Arrow, Blighted Quiver can be recast after 1 second for its duration, and does so automatically when its duration ends or Varus dies within the duration.
Blighted Quiver can be cast during the first 0.25 seconds of Piercing Arrow's Piercing Arrow's charge. Blighted Quiver is placed on full cooldown even if the charge completes without reactivation or is Silence icon.png interrupted.
RECAST: Varus cancels Blighted Quiver and places it on a 1 second Cooldown reduction icon.png cooldown.
Blighted Quiver's active and recast can both be used while affected by Silence icon.png cast-inhibiting crowd control.
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Hail of Arrows
TARGET RANGE: 925
EFFECT RADIUS: Range center.png 300
CAST TIME: 0.2419
COST: 80 MANA
COOLDOWN: 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10
Hail of Arrows.png
ACTIVE: Varus fires a hail of arrows at the target location which lands after 0.5 seconds, dealing physical damage to all enemies within the area.
PHYSICAL DAMAGE:
60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+ 60% bonus AD)
The area then becomes desecrated for 4 seconds, Slow icon.png slowing all enemies within and inflicting them with 40% Grievous Wounds icon.png Grievous Wounds.
SLOW:
25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45%
Hail of Arrows will cast at max range if cast beyond that.
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Chain of Corruption
RANGE: Range center.png 1370
EFFECT RADIUS: Range center.png 650
WIDTH: Range model.png 240
TETHER RADIUS: Range model.png 650
SPEED: 1500
CAST TIME: 0.2419
COST: 100 MANA
COOLDOWN: 100 / 80 / 60
Chain of Corruption.png
ACTIVE: Varus releases a tendril of corruption in the target direction that infects the first enemy champion hit, dealing them magic damage and Root icon.png rooting them for 2 seconds, during which they are Sight icon.png revealed and inflicted with full stacks of Blight Blight over the first 1.5 seconds.
MAGIC DAMAGE:
150 / 200 / 250 (+ 100% AP)
Upon impact, the tendril roots into the ground from which it seeks out other nearby enemy Champion icon.png champions. If they do not leave the tether's range within 2 seconds, it infects them as well. Tendrils will spread from them again until there are no champions in range that have not already been infected.
The tendril seeks targets regardless of having Sight icon.png sight of them or not.
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