Varus Build Guide : Varus - Like Hawkeye and Legolas (Pre-5)

Introduction

-Credits for the images to nikotaku (from deviantART)

Hi!!! I'm SeekerOfJustice from EU West and for my first guide i will show you my favorite champion the Arrow of Retribution. If is the first time you play with I hope you like this guide and learn something of useful, however... try to use it (I write very bad English... sorry)

is played AD carry in bot lane or AP carry in mid lane, I prefer use him AD carry because i start with him as AD carry, but depends on your taste. In both cases he is a good caster with his ability, good CC, good poke, burst damage and Aoe abilities. In the second build i tried to show an AD caster for mid or bottom play and I'm trying to improve it (tips are welcome!).

First game with Varus mid, not the best game but it's a beginning!

Varus theme

Lore

Pros / Cons

+ High CC
+ Good Farmer
+ Very strong Early and Late game
+ Good range of the abilities

- Squishy and slow champ
- Must get kills and farm a lot
- Mana hungry
- No escaping skills

Ability Sequence

Botrk Start

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Bloodthirster start

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

Innate Passive: On champion kill or assist, Varus gains 40% attack speed for 6 seconds.On minion kill, Varus gains 20% attack speed for 3 seconds
-Useful to farm/push or take some attack speed boost against enemies. With i think make the best ADc in teamfight, especially late game is enhanced by the other attack speed items. Before a teamfight or an encounter against an enemy, last hit one minion it's a good idea.

Active: (First Cast): Varus starts drawing back his next shot, gradually increasing its range and damage.
(Second Cast): Varus fires, dealing physical damage, reduced by 15% per enemy hit (minimum 33%).
While preparing to shoot, Varus cannot autoattack or use abilities, and his movement speed is slowed by 20%. After 4 seconds, Piercing Arrow fails but refunds half its mana cost.

-The finisher skillshot of , does lot of damage and has much range action if is fully charged, is very good also to harass. But it has some cons, slow down yourself and must be charged to do more damage, also can be easily dodge with dodging abilities like or . The trick is throw it the soon as possible or at once when the enemy changes direction while is trying to dodge it.

piercing arrow first/second cast

Passive: : Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight for 6 seconds (stacks 3 times).
Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage equal to a percentage of the target's maximum health per stack. This damage is capped against monsters.

-At level 2 is very useful, make your last hit much easy to do and increase AA poke on enemy. Remember, is better use , and when an enemy have all 3 stack, don't think it's useless because increase a lot the power of your abilities, especially on the enemy tank and champ with lot of health.

blighted quiver

Active: Varus fires a hail of arrows that deals physical damage and desecrates the ground for 4 seconds. Desecrated Ground reduces healing effects by 50% and slows enemy movement speed.

-Very good to chase an enemy champion or a better escape, is very good to counter tanks with a lot of health regeneration like with or enemies with a lot of life steal/spell vamp like with or an another Ad carry.

hail of arrows

Final Active: Varus flings out a tendril of corruption that deals magic damage and immobilizes the first enemy champion hit for 2 seconds. The corruption then spreads towards nearby uninfected enemy champions, applying the same damage and immobilize if it reaches them. The corruption will continue to spread until there are no further unaffected targets in range.

-It's the best ultimate that could has, because it's great 1vs1 especially against and , in team fight it's great too because snare all nearby enemies at the first target to make your skillshots more easy to hit, help a lot the team's focus and is very good to escape in bad situation, it isn't wasted because use an ability to safe your life is more better then give a free kill at the enemy.

chain of corruption

Abilities Combo

Combo-Harass one (pre-6)

Basically, poke with AAs the enemy AD carry 3 times, after full charge your "Q" (or your "E") an hit him. You can go in the bush, so the enemy can see you meanwhile you are charging your ability (Q).

Combo two (pre-6)

As harras one, poke 3 times with AAs, but after slow down the enemy with your "E" and easy hit him with "Q", with another 3 AAs before cast "Q" to increase the damage.

Combo three (6+)

Always poke with 3 AAs, after slow down with your "E" to be sure you can block him with your "R", unlike harass two, the stack to increase the damage of your "Q" can be safely carried out.

Combo four (6+ chase an enemy)

If you have help from other allied (AP carry, jungler, tank) and the enemy champion try to run away, block him with "R", stack 3 AAs and use "E", if your allied help you, the enemy certainly die at once, if he's still alive snipe him with "Q" (If he try 2vs1 use harass three). Don't block the support or the tank, just wasted your ultimate, block an enemy feeded, to take him down.

Teamfight Combo

When your tank open the team fight, use on enemy tank for make him useless for a few seconds(poke with AAs every second), your role in teamfight is do the max damage as possible (ATTENTION: stay behind the team, so the enemies can't focus you), "say focus the enemy carry" is not simple because he is defended from all over the enemy team, usually an assassin or a top offtank focus him, the AP carry focus the AP carry and the support help all the team, tank usually open teamfight and has the function to last the most possible meanwhile the team focus enemy carry. To do the maximum of damage stack all before cast for first to decrease healing effects on the enemy team and after a on an enemy with low health.

Masteries

AD carry and AD caster (Crit or ranked)

AD caster

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-Nah, I'm just kidding, but don't need a lot of explanation, the best tree upgrades are 21/0/9 or 21/9/0, but this changes from the other AD carries, for both of this choices are good.

Runes

AD carry - AD caster (Crit or Ranked)

Runes

Precision

Press the Attack

Electrocute

Lethal Tempo

Phase Rush

Greater Seal of Armor: against the enemy AD carry or other AD champion, at begin reduce enemy's damage poke
Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist: against the enemy AP carry in middle or later game. P.S: at level 9 have the same magic resist of Greater Glyph of Magic Resist
2 Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage: more damage at beginning, what more do you want?
1 Greater Quintessence of Life Steal: one or two, at beginning, restore your health more quickly
1 Greater Mark of Critical Chance: one at beginning, any time can increase your AA poke to 200% damage, recently a lot of people take it.
(8) NOW THE PROBLEM, THE GREAT BATTLE TO SURVIVE greater mark of armor penetration OR Greater Mark of Attack Damage?

-IN ONE CORNER WE HAVE THE SCOURGE OF THE ARMOR, THE PREDATOR OF LOW ARMOR CHAMPION, THE G-G-G- greater mark of armor penetration!!! Is very good for an hard poke on the enemies in lane.

-IN THE OTHER CORNER, WITH +0.95 OF ATTACK DAMAGE, THE KING OF THE MARKS, THE MINIONS'S DEATH SONG Greater Mark of Attack Damage!!! Is very good for a better last hit or increase the bonus AD of your spells.

THE WINNER IS...

I don't know, have fun

Spoiler in the Spoiler

I'm not an expert but the more outlets runes for Varus are those Greater Mark of Attack Damage, probably because he has a high AD bonus from Piercing Arrow and Hail of Arrows

AD caster

Runes

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

Greater Mark of Attack Damage and Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage: Take this runes to increase the damage of the poke because you'll need to harass the enemy as much as you can with AA and abilities. However Varus become and AD caster so this is the best choices.
Greater Seal of Mana Regeneration and Greater Glyph of Scaling Mana: Combined with Muramana give all mana need for Varus, can take Greater Glyph of Magic Resist against an AP in mid lane, beware the AD mid like Talon or Zed because this runes become useless.

Items

AD Varus Core

Better boots for the AD carry, early game gives a great amount of attack speed that characterizes the AD carry.But if you go AD caster some CdR from the isn't a bad choice.

With all the stack it's the item with best damage and life steal, an AD champion must have this item, however for is very good because increase a lot the bonus AD of and .

Give a lot of damage and critical strike chance, is the only item which increases the critical strike damage and therefore it's irreplaceable, a good items early for all the AD carries (, and are excluded, they used to take it as 3rd or 4th item)

Very useful because its armor penetration is the higher of the other items, can be compared with , but for an Ad carry each of at least AA must do the maximum damage that the do after 5 AA. i more better against a tank because it penetrate a % of armor, not a number.(Example: X enemy with 300 armor: penetrate 105 (35%) armor, penetrate 10+75 in 5 AA (5% every AA)

Offensive items

Best item with critical strike, give a lot of attack and some movement speed, when you hurt an enemy champ/minion/monster passes through it (no unit collision)

Utility

4,5/5

Very good item for , and because their stack of , and are appling on the 2 close enemy (1 basic attack + 2 "bolts")

Utility

4/5

Weaker than , more give a bit of movement speed in addition, has the effect of the old ionic spark, release a chain of lightning then deal AoE magic damage, but a bit different (less damage and different time attack). It used to kite and poke very hard, however kite isn't good like or .

Utility

3/5

A double edged sword, because give some attack speed and the passive do crazy burst damage AAs but when is in cooldown become useless item.

Utility

3,5/5

A good mixture of attack damage, armor penetration, cooldown reduction and critical strike chance, passive is very good to chase enemies with low health.

Utility

3/5

A very difficult choice against , give less attack damage but penetrate a % of armor, meanwhile black cleaver penetrate 10 of armor (x-10) in addition give CdR, health and put a "debuff" on enemies every AA then reduce their armor of 5%, so is very good if your team have a lot of AD champions.

Utility

2,5/5

It is useful because give everything need to an AD carry (critical strike/damage excluded).The passive effect burn some enemy % health so is very good against tanks or an enemy team who stacking health. The active steal some life and movement speed of an enemy champion if you want kill a fast champ like or get away from him.

Utility

4,5/5

Defensive items

Give health, magic resistance and a lot of health regeneration, also it has a very good passive: block a single enemy spell, safe you against grab as , a final with much damage as or CC spells like .

Utility

4/5

As a give attack damage an magic resistance, but the active effect remove all debuffs like , this item is very good against , this champ is a nightmere for all the carries with low health, when he ult you, just block him with yours and use the active of the mercurial, the death mark will vanish.

Utility

3,5/5

More magic resistance and armor, passive restoring health and mana upon death; if the enemy team focus you very hard is the best item to save your teamfight.

Utility

5/5

Very good defensive item, give lot of health, some AD and your AAs slow down the enemies, i think is more better then .

Utility

4,5/5

Unlike the , don't give attack damage, but it is the item hen give more HP and sustain in the game.

Utility

3,5/5

Give lot of movement and attack speed, some attack damage and tenacity against CC, i take it when the enemy team have AoE CC spells like but don't focus me, anytime i happened to switch it with boots.

Utility

3/5

Building

At Spawn

Take + 3 +1 or + 2 if you have a support as or 1 if you have a healing support as or , but take care at money because after you need , if you don't have enough money take and for first, but remember the .

AD Carry Itemization

Early-Mid Game

Must have for some life steal, doesn't need , at this time an i more better for . Before the i take a and after the but usally AD carry take a , i think no unit collision is very useful, but you can do without it.

Mid-Late Game

In this period , must take for incrase the damage done at the enemy who are buying armor. With the Botrk order finish the build with and , but a normal ADc finish and take a good defensive item as:

Other defensive items is for some situation, as example: an enemy team compound of lot of AP champions with hard CC, only AD is the AD carry and he do 0/10/0, is the best item in this situation (remember knock back! against it mercurial is useless)

AD Caster Itemization

Early-Mid Game

Go for +, I killed a caitlyn with 2 piercing arrow in one game, your spells deal a lot of damage, but remember max your Q, is very stupid max your "E" because the bonus AD of your is more high. Take if you go ADc and if you go mid, i usually take no critical damage and a lot of CdR, Mana and AD in mid lane, so i switch the with one (if you want take a , rush early the ). You can start as a AD caster and after go as normal Ad carry, it's the best build for varus now.

Mid-Late Game

After that, you can choice a lot of combination of items(with BT and LW;only for fun games!):
-Mana/CDR:+++
-Crit:+++
-ArPen:+++ [another one]

For ranked play, go as a normal Ad carry, buy a and an , for last one take a good defensive items as a

Summoners Spells

Primary

To take kills, do some tricks or escape in bad situations, it's the best spell for , can't be replaced.

Secondary

Against CC spells, abilities or items (especially early on), but you can take for the same effect at mid/late game.

Actually is better then Give more health and some speed for run away.

I don't think it is very useful, if you are good with the enemy can't run away, but if you aren't take it.

Team Work

Best Supports

She has much CC spells and is heavy tank, her passive increase your damage against the enemy when she bumping on them. She's more better than , because, can't heal, but her abilities have more synergies with yours and she does more damage. REMEMBER, is the carry here.

Synergy

Best

Born to be useful support for , he hasn't healing abilities but his CC and compensate the low mobility of . In teamfight, slow down the enemy team, so can snare more enemies. However this support is good enough with all the Ad carries...

Synergy

Perfect

Very pretty strange support, her abilities poke is very strong, unlike and , is more similar at , is casted immediately and after has secondary effect, knock up enemies, meanwhile they are snared by .

Synergy

Perfect

One of the strongest support in the game, give extra damage at beginning, give lot of health, armor and magic resist, help you to run away and her "R" stun the enemies for a long time (It's really nice kill an enemy meanwhile he's dancing!)

Synergy

Perfect

Other good supports

The only one support how can restore mana with and also is the best healer with and of the game to increase a lot your sustain, she can silence the enemy with ,very useful but can't tank like and . From her passive and you gain a lot of armor and magic resistance.

Synergy

Very Good

Good shield with and very good CC. Her ult and safe you many times if know how to use them. The only cons is if she use in teamfight while your is casted, no one will be snared.

Synergy

Very Good

Good CC, + and + become a very threatening combo. Her heal is very good and give you an additional damage and slowing AA.

Synergy

Very Good

Lulu has a very strong poke early game with her passive and , she hasn't any healing skills but her shield with is very good and the speed boost from is great for . Also these abilities can be casted on the enemies, the first one can reveal the target for few second, and if he try do go in the brush or flash over a wall u can still snipe him with your "Q", the second ability is more better, metamorphose the enemy for few second, he can only move while you are hitting him very hard. Her skill his great in team fight for you, remove all the pressure from the enemy team on the AD carry.

Synergy

Very Good

He has a lot CC spells as or and a great heal with , also he's a good tank, the only problem is that, if knock back an enemy meanwhile you are throwing your abilities, the enemy take low damage and can easily kill you.

Synergy

Good

She give some armor at the allied with the aura of and the aura for 5 second from give some damage and ability power, good heal with and nice stun with , in my opinion is one of the vest support of the game.

Synergy

Good

Another good combo: + have much range and + block very hard the enemy team in teamfight, is very useful at begin against or other magic spells.

Synergy

Good

Insane CC and could tank all the damage he wants, and all CC tanks work with varus, maybe braum just a bit less, + is perfect for safe you, actually varus is very easy to poke. The knock up and the slow down of work well with the root of .

Synergy

Good

+... BOOM!!! His ability give you extra attack and movement speed. do a lot of damage on their ADc (I like support against ) Two problems, no heal for you and his healing skill steal one .

Synergy

Not Bad

Great heal with and discovers the enemies in the bush, especially is useful when an enemy with low health go in the bush and you have full charged your . and burn the enemies health such as paper. The only problem? No one in the world use her as a support...

Synergy

Not Bad

Good tank champion, when he throw on an enemy increase your lifesteal on him, is very useful for entertain the enemy ADc and his final give a resistant shield.

Synergy

Not Bad

Matchups

AD carry

Certainly, the best lane you can meet, just play aggressive and harass her, at early game she can't do much, but care on his support and from AAs because give her a decent poke. Stay behind minions to dodge her ,don't camp in the bush because she can easily discover you with and after 6 need to dodge his (use if you need it, isn't wasted). If she is winning 1vs1 (and this is very difficult) you probably die without your support, because her s slow down you like a turtle.

Difficult

Easy

Play safety before level 6 and harass him from afar, if you aren't certain to make a kill. His + do lot of damage in few seconds, he has good mobility with and is very good to stop you. After level 6, you can block his combo of with , counter the speed boost from and if he is low health and try to stop you with , can snipe him with .(against is better max "E")

Difficult

Hard early

Easy Mid/Late

has very low health at early game,so is the better time then you can kill her, because late game kick you so bad and you can't run away because she can chase you with "Q","R" and her passive . She has a strong poke with and with it can easily escape from your piercing arrows (so is better max your "E"), do true damage every 3 attack, don't let hit from her 3 times and DON'T GO NEAR WALLS, IF SHE CAN PUSH YOU AT WALL WHIT YOU ARE DEAD MAN (USE FLASH IF YOU HAVE IT). Especially after her level 6, she gain a lot of attack damage and movement speed with , can easily escape with invisible and knock you back with .

Difficult

Easy

Very strong AD carry, do lot of damage, so is better dodge it, let wasting her on minion and you have a lot of chance to win in lane, with a decent "Q" harass. With she can easily dodge your abilities and go away or chase to kill you, but if your harass is better then her will happen only the first event. REMEMBER, DON'T GO IN HER ESPECIALLY IF SHE HAS A TANK SUPPORT WITH LOT OF CC LIKE . is very good to finish enemies, only way to safe you from this ability is use or hope that your teammates are nice people and try to block it.

Difficult

Easy

If you have a tank support this matchup become easy (especially with ), however has high mobility unlike anytime she has good poke with , a wicked blind and slown ability , but you have more range AAs and abilities, so you are allowed to harass a bit. With could easily find yourself, safe her from ganks or other dangers from the bushes and run away in bad situation with . When she learn tag team she can switch with her hawk Valor, it become melee, but beware because gains a lot of movement speed and attack speed, now it can easily blind you with only "E"+"W". When she use tag team probably will try to come upon and kill you or run away, in the both o cases the best thing to do is block Valor with and destroy its with your combo.

Difficult

Easy

Well, it isn't very easy but you're probably one of the best counter for , the only problem of this champ is her , her rocket launcher has a lot of range, poke her with your Q and stay behind the minion to dodge her , beware from her , it doesn't stun, but you are snared for some seconds and she can kill you easily with her combo +fishbone's and pow pow's AA+

Difficult

Easy

In few words, dodge the all the time and you win the lane certainly, because with his "E"+"Q" combo he deal lot of damage and reduce yours with his passive . is very strong and very different from the other AD carries but is my favorite counter pick for him. In teamfight his ultimate can put you in a very bad situation, don't let him use it on you, give him a small shield but is very good to chase and slow down you.

Difficult

Medium

Like , after 6 play safety, because MF is the best ADc early game, don't stay behind minion, because become easy targets for her . She gains a lot of mobility with and slow you down with , so is very difficult run away from her, To stop her passive the best thing is harass her from afar with (max "E" because is very difficult hit her with your "Q"). and reduce healing effect by 50%, breaking even by both the parties. After level 6 you can block her with to stop her passive and use your combo to kill her, beware of her ultimate , because do lot of damage in a wide area ( and are very good against it)

Difficult

Medium

This match depending mostly on ezreal skills and on the supports, he has a very good mobility, can dodge easily your abilities with (so is better max your "E"), can poke you from away with . can be used to kill from the distance or 1vs1, in both cases the best thing to do is dodge it with , is only used to increase the stack of , but if is AP this ability do a lot of damage. ( He's back...)

Difficult

Medium

This annoying champion doesn't do burst damage pre 6, so it harass you with AAs poke and to use is , it do a plenty of true damage so in this lane you must farm and harass the most possible. is used to do ambushes (obviously), it become invisible for a few second and approaching slowly to you, after be returned visible it gain some attack speed and harass you with AAs, else can be used to get away in bad situation, but you can try to snipe its with . Before level 6 his Rat-Ta-Tat-Tat give its a lot of attack range, attack damage and its AAs become a little s, the only way to win this lane is to have a good tank support with good CC or are the best choices. A good thing? buy a .

Difficult

Medium

You are very disadvantaged in this match up, early game he has low range abilities, do a good damage though it do magic damage and have bonus on AP, is like but moves much farther, give some burst damage 1vs1 and burn your armor very well. But the real problem will come after 6 and when he rush a , all of his abilities do more damage, with can poke you from far away and give him a bonus of true damage in his AAs. Probably the best support you can have is , especially if he has has a support, they are a very good combo.

Difficult

Medium

Hard

Like , it is more strong late game and is much more similar like , it hasn't escape skills, but one ability than slow (like ). 1vs1 late you can't win if you are not get feed, active reduce armor, passive give its a lot of attack speed, give a lot of attack range to harass and additional magic damage, if you try to run away it slow down you with and after level 6 kill from the distance with . The best thing to do is remained within range of this ability, If spam with , try to dodge all, it waste a lot of mana and after call the jungler, you can't win this lane with a common support, the maximum you can get is a draw, if isn't bad. The best support in this match up is certainly .

Difficult

Medium Early

Hard Late

Play safety, only way, try to dodge her s because do lot of damage, DON'T HARASS HER WITH ABILITIES, IF SHE IS GOOD SIVIR SHE USE HER TO COUNTER ALL OF YOUR SKILLSHOTS AN GAIN MORE MANA FOR SPAM WITH , is used only to increase the damage of 3 of her AA and some extra attack speed after-6. After level 6 she gain a lot of mobility with combined with can easily chase and kill you, the only way to win this game is call the jungler or have a very good support, or are the best option.

Difficult

Hard

The lane more difficult that you can find, without the right support. has awesome mobility and he can make you miss your skillshots with or dodge them with , but usually use combined with and some AAs to harass you. After level 6, just use "E"+"Q"+"R" to take away half or more of your health need to dodge it (), also he gain some armor from and become impossible 1vs1. The best support you can have is this match up is probably , only support with ranged target shot stun.

Difficult

Hard

It's difficult play with him, but if you meet one good lucian you have no chance, he had a lot mobility, counter the slowdown of your and he can easily dodge your whit it. With he can chase you with no problem and you can't dodge his ultimate because varus is very slow. At Early game never stay behind the minion, you will poke with very hard, remember, never take 's poke, it deal lot of damage, try to waste it on your minion. The best support in this match for you is probably .

Difficult

Hard

is an AD carry that is particularly strong Mid/Late game, and are more strong in this phase than him. Then only way to kill them is do it early game, have to escape, so is very difficult to kill. Remember, don't stay near minion with low health, she has decent AOE poke with passive when last hit your minion, any time she try to poke you with active, try to waste it on minion. After level 6 she try to combo "W"+"R" and to throw you under her tower or on her team, use if you can to knock back in the other direction. Late Game, 703 attack range + 90% attack speed for 7 seconds "good bye world", you must win the game as soon as possible. The best supports in this lane are or , the first one especially if she had support (+= Welcome to the enemy base!)

Difficult

Easy Early

Very Hard Late

Every time you meet another enemy with your champion, the winner is (obviously) the player with more skill and luck (and better team mates). Even the support and the jungler can be countered, so if you have and the other varus has , the game become very interesting, well... the other varus has a very good support to him, their abilities combined have a plenty of CC, but the particular of is that she counter so you have however a good chance to win the lane, but remember, depending on the the skills of your support (and on you, never say: "Noob support", probably the enemies are good players or they do a good team play, or is your fault... noob...)

Difficult

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Gameplay

Early game

Just farm, the only thing you must do, the enemy AD carry can do more kill than you but if he has less CS you still have a chance to win mid/late game. If you can do one kill, do it, but don't risk it, is more better survive and farm, trust me, as a AD carry you can do all kills later. Against , or stay away from them, with an AD carry as , or they can easily dive you without die, TAKE THE DISTANCE. If you need it call the jungler, it's his job, he will gladly.

Mid Game

There are two possible situations:
- You have lost your tower
- The enemies have lost their turret

In the first situation, help your team, don't try to destroy the other bottom turret, if you lost another turret, the enemy team have 2 tower and lot of gold, if you help your mid lane and destroy their turret both of two have 1 tower and aren't advantaged. Also if you try to destroy their bot tower you can be easily ganked, and die because is very slow champ.
In the second situation, defend your turret a bit and help the team, a good thing is call the jungler and do the drake, is the best ADc to do and with his combo.

Late game

Push, push and push, go in teamfight and do all kill as possible, if your team lose the teamfight, play defensive, try to win one under turret and at the right moment push mid to win. Must have red buff, can help you very well in teamfight and, if you can, do baron nashor with all the team (go to ability sequence: teamfight combo for more information)

Screenshots

I put here some of my games, if you want see some of yours games in this wall of fame, just put the images in "discussions" with the build and the score and i will add it.

My Personal Score

Terms and uses of the game

In game

GG: good game! / BG: bad game!
GJ: good job!
WP: well play!
GL & HF: good luck and have fun!!!
OMG: Oh my God :O
STFU: Erhm... keep quiet...
BTW: By The Way
SS: Missing, write it when an enemy go away from your lane
Re: Returned, write it when the missing enemy return

Skills, Abilities, Stats and Other:

CS: creep score (minions/monster killed)
AP: Ability Power
AD: Attack Damage
MR: Magic Resistance
Ar: Armor
CdR: Cooldown Reduction
Aoe: Area Of Effect
AA: Auto attack, normal attack (right click)
CC: Crowd Control is divide into:
-Hard CC like Stun, Silence or Airbone (An abilities like is included in Hard CC)
-Soft CC like Blind, Slow or Snare ( remember, it don't stun but is root snare)

Thanks

I say thank at:

jhoijhoi for the guide on how to make guides
my friend God of Doom because he help to write this words
my friend xBadSantax because he feed too much the enemy team all the games and makes me feel more strong
Nikotaku, who did these beautiful Arts for Varus on Introduction
You because you are reading now

Changelogs

11/30/2013

Added "changelogs" chapter. Added "Armor penetration set build" for caster itemization build and caster build for ranked, remade the masteries section. (still try to improve my English grammar)

12/5/2013

Added Urgot and removed Kennen in Ad carry matchups, added Lulu in teamwork section

12/9/2013

Fixed the AD caster build

12/14/2013

Cleaned a few grammar errors, fixed a bit the BB coding, write a more information

12/26/2013

Changed the ability sequence

03/1/2014

Clear the guide, add some tips against Zed "the nightmare" in the Mercurial Scimitar section

04/19-23/2014

Modified the main build, changed the masteries

06/23/2014

Added Braum as support, fix the matchups character

08/15/2014

Changed some things in both the builds

10/19/2014

The second build is more better now

Wait a moment... mate... are you?!

Varus - Like Hawkeye and Legolas (Pre-5)

Varus - Like Hawkeye and Legolas (Pre-5)

Choose Champion Build:

Recommended Items

Spells:

Heal

Flash

Items

Ability Order

Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)

Piercing Arrow (Q)

Blighted Quiver (W)

Hail of Arrows (E)

Chain of Corruption (R)

Threats & Synergies

Ashe

Vayne

Draven

Caitlyn

Jinx

Sivir

Lucian

Graves

Tristana

Miss Fortune

Twitch

Corki

Kog'Maw

Ezreal

Quinn

Urgot

Varus

Spells:

Heal

Flash

Items

Ability Order

Living Vengeance (PASSIVE)

Piercing Arrow (Q)

Blighted Quiver (W)

Hail of Arrows (E)

Chain of Corruption (R)

Introduction

-Credits for the images to nikotaku (from deviantART)

Varus theme

Lore

Pros / Cons

Ability Sequence

Botrk Start

Bloodthirster start

Abilities Combo

Combo-Harass one (pre-6)

Combo two (pre-6)

Combo three (6+)

Combo four (6+ chase an enemy)

Teamfight Combo

Masteries

AD carry and AD caster (Crit or ranked)

AD caster

Runes

AD carry - AD caster (Crit or Ranked)

Runes

AD caster

Runes

Items

AD Varus Core

Offensive items

Utility

4,5/5

Utility

4/5

Utility

3/5

Utility

3,5/5

Utility

3/5

Utility

2,5/5

Utility