Varus

From the archive

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. …

Official biography excerpt, © Riot Games. Read the full story on Universe

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The kit

P

Passive

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

Q · 16/15/14/13/12s cooldown

Piercing Arrow

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

W

W · 40s cooldown

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

E · 18/16/14/12/10s cooldown

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

R · 100/80/60s cooldown

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.

Ability text from Riot Games' Data Dragon, patch 16.19.1.

At level 1

Base stats

Health

600

+105 per level

Armour

24

+4 per level

Magic resist

33

+1.1 per level

Attack damage

59

Attack speed

0.658

+3.5% per level

Attack range

575

Move speed

330