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26.22 (latest)Emerald+ Marksman · Mage · #62/66

The core Varus build is Dusk and Dawn, Nashor's Tooth and Zhonya's Hourglass. Jak'Sho, The Protean is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate−2.2 pts vs average (50.3 %)
48.1 %
Pick Rate
0.5 %
Ban Rate
0.9 %
Games
9K
KDA
1.51

Win Rate: −2.2 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Dusk and Dawn 50.3 % WR (+2.2) 5,724 games
Item 2 Nashor's Tooth 50.3 % WR (+2.2) 2,447 games
Item 3 Zhonya's Hourglass 54.3 % WR (+6.2) 2,088 games
4th item
Jak'Sho, The Protean 57.9 % 230 games
Rabadon's Deathcap 54.7 % 189 games
Terminus 54.5 % 125 games
5th item
Rabadon's Deathcap too few games 34 games
Jak'Sho, The Protean too few games 30 games
Guardian Angel too few games 22 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Dusk and Dawn + Experimental Hexplate26.7 %51.8 % (+3.7)2,010
Dusk and Dawn + Nashor's Tooth19.4 %51.6 % (+3.5)1,459
Dusk and Dawn + Statikk Shiv9.6 %51.2 % (+3.1)723
Statikk Shiv + Guinsoo's Rageblade7.2 %48.7 %538
Experimental Hexplate + Guinsoo's Rageblade3.9 %47.8 %294
Experimental Hexplate + Statikk Shiv3.8 %51.9 %286
Dusk and Dawn + Zhonya's Hourglass3.3 %51.1 %247
Dusk and Dawn + Void Staff1.7 %55.3 %131

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's BowStart66.2 %47.6 %5,927
Doran's BladeStart22.5 %48.5 %2,012
Doran's HelmStart9.6 %53.0 % (+4.9)859
Plated SteelcapsBoots40.9 %49.6 % (+1.5)3,662
Mercury's TreadsBoots13.1 %49.5 % (+1.4)1,172
Sorcerer's ShoesBoots12.4 %48.2 %1,112
Boots of SwiftnessBoots11.5 %46.7 % (−1.4)1,033

Starting items and boots: shares of the 8,956 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's Bow › Ruby Crystal › Long Sword › Phage1.0 %42.3 %91
Doran's Bow › Long Sword › Ruby Crystal › Phage0.9 %44.1 %84
Doran's Bow › Long Sword › Ruby Crystal › Tunneler0.8 %40.0 %74
from the 8,956 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Exhaust + Flash60.2 %47.9 %4,999
Barrier + Flash23.3 %49.8 % (+1.7)1,936
Ghost + Flash16.4 %47.7 %1,364

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
W › Q › E81.4 %48.2 %7,229
Q › W › E15.8 %50.4 % (+2.3)1,402
Q › E › W1.4 %39.4 %123

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Experimental Hexplate › Dusk and Dawn22.4 %51.8 % (+3.7)2,010
Dusk and Dawn › Nashor's Tooth16.3 %51.6 % (+3.5)1,459
Statikk Shiv › Dusk and Dawn8.1 %51.2 % (+3.1)723

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Varus's average (48.1 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.