Is Varus good in Patch 26.13?

Varus is D tier Bot in Patch 26.13 with a 47.2% win rate, 2.8% pick rate, and 2.0% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Varus Bot after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.

What is the best build for Varus Bot?

The best Varus Bot build in Patch 26.13 uses Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus with the Lethal Tempo keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Varus Bot is D tier with 47.2% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Varus in Patch 26.13 include Senna (44.7% Varus win rate), Jinx (45.0% Varus win rate), Ashe (46.7% Varus win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Varus?

To climb with Varus Bot in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Flank TP vision, Shifting, and Tracking spells. Flank TP vision: Not only wards give you vision, they also serve as anchors for flanking manoeuvres. Shifting: Shifting is an advanced lane assignment pattern, most often used in high elo games and pro scene.

BOT · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play VarusBot Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Varus Bot build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Varus is D tier Bot with 47.2% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Lethal Tempo + Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo's Rageblade. Hardest matchup: Senna (44.7% win rate for Varus). Key patterns to practice: Flank TP vision, Shifting, and Tracking spells.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeD#26of 27 Bot champions

Win rate47.2%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate2.8%21st most picked Bot

Ban rate2.0%

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Varus Bot Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.8% pick rate, 47.3% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

47.3% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

Lethal TempoKEYSTONE

Absorb Life

Legend: Alacrity

Cut Down

InspirationSECONDARY

Biscuit Delivery

Cosmic Insight

SHARDS

Lethal Tempo · Absorb Life · Legend: Alacrity · Cut Down + Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight

Summoner spells

Flash

Barrier

Skill order

EMax Q first

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28101213

11415

611

Item build

2.8% pick

Starting

Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Statikk Shiv

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Terminus

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Situational

Statikk Shiv

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Terminus

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Jak'Sho, The Protean

Blade of The Ruined King

Varus Bot meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Varus holds a 47.2% win rate in the Bot role on Patch 26.13, 2.9 points below the Bot role average of 50.1%. That is the 26th highest win rate of 27 Bot champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.8% pick rate (21st most played in the role) and a 2.0% ban rate, Varus rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Varus Bot held steady at D tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At D tier, Varus is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Varus Bot games. The hardest matchups this patch are Senna (44.7% win rate for Varus) and Jinx (45.0% win rate for Varus): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Kaisa (48.6%) and Caitlyn (48.6%) are the least punishing matchups for Varus this patch.

How to play Varus Bot

Pick Varus Bot in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Varus Bot guide

Varus ADC is a scaling poke mage: charge Piercing Arrow (Q) for extra range and damage the longer he holds it, use Blighted Quiver (W) to apply Blight on-hit and detonate it with his other abilities, and land Chain of Corruption (R) to immobilize the first champion hit and spread that immobilize to anyone nearby. Living Vengeance (passive) gives him a temporary burst of Attack Damage and Ability Power after a kill or assist, bigger against champions.

The build

Rune page: Lethal Tempo, Absorb Life, Legend: Alacrity, and Cut Down (Precision), with Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight (Inspiration). Summoners: Flash and Barrier. Skill order opens Hail of Arrows (E) at level 1, then maxes Piercing Arrow (Q) first with Blighted Quiver (W) second. Starter: Doran's Bow and two Health Potions, into Berserker's Greaves. Core build: Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, with Youmuu's Ghostblade, Jak'Sho, the Protean, and Blade of The Ruined King as later options.

Ability mechanics

Blighted Quiver (W) adds bonus magic damage and Blight to his basic attacks passively, and detonates that Blight for magic damage based on the target's max health when he uses another ability. Hail of Arrows (E) desecrates the ground it hits, slowing enemies and cutting their self-healing and regeneration. Chain of Corruption (R) keeps spreading to nearby uninfected champions after its first hit.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Senna, Jinx, Ashe, Jhin, Ezreal. Best matchups: Kai'Sa, Caitlyn, Lucian.

Other Bot champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Varus counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Varus good in Patch 26.13?: Varus is D tier Bot in Patch 26.13 with a 47.2% win rate, 2.8% pick rate, and 2.0% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Varus Bot after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Bot role.
What is the best build for Varus Bot?: The best Varus Bot build in Patch 26.13 uses Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus with the Lethal Tempo keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Varus Bot is D tier with 47.2% win rate this patch.
Who counters Varus?: Champions that counter Varus in Patch 26.13 include Senna (44.7% Varus win rate), Jinx (45.0% Varus win rate), Ashe (46.7% Varus win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Varus?: To climb with Varus Bot in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Flank TP vision, Shifting, and Tracking spells. Flank TP vision: Not only wards give you vision, they also serve as anchors for flanking manoeuvres. Shifting: Shifting is an advanced lane assignment pattern, most often used in high elo games and pro scene.