Varus TFT build, Set 18
205,057 games with Varus, 183,429 of them Diamond+.
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 15:21 UTC · 2,404,784 boards · Patch 18.5
Inferno
RapidfireWind up, then fire an arrow at the most enemies in line with the target. It deals 445 / 670 / 1070 ADAP physical damage to enemies hit, reduced by 40% for each enemy it passes through (minimum 40%).
| Stat | ★ | ★★ | ★★★ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 500 | 900 | 1,620 |
| Attack damage | 40 | 60 | 90 |
- Armor
- 25
- Magic resist
- 25
- Attack speed
- 0.70
- Range
- 4 hexes
- Mana
- 30 / 120
Attack Caster Attacks grant 7 Mana. Gain 2 Mana Regen.
Best items for Varus
How games placed with an item on Varus, and how that compares with Varus overall, most played first. An item needs 150 games to appear.
| Item | Play Rate | Avg Place | Δ vs Varus | Top 4 % | Win % | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spear of Shojin | 12.2% | 4.28 | ▲0.33 | 56.0% | 10.5% | 22,406 |
 Last Whisper | 10.4% | 4.23 | ▲0.37 | 56.7% | 10.7% | 19,163 |
 Infinity Edge | 10.1% | 4.17 | ▲0.43 | 57.8% | 11.7% | 18,555 |
 Guinsoo's Rageblade | 5.3% | 4.59 | ▲0.01 | 49.8% | 8.1% | 9,787 |
 Deathblade | 5.2% | 4.00 | ▲0.60 | 61.6% | 12.7% | 9,507 |
 Giant Slayer | 4.0% | 3.97 | ▲0.63 | 62.3% | 12.0% | 7,355 |
 Red Buff | 3.3% | 4.33 | ▲0.27 | 55.2% | 9.6% | 6,101 |
 Blue Buff | 2.5% | 4.08 | ▲0.52 | 59.9% | 10.6% | 4,558 |
 Lunar Emblem | 2.4% | 4.27 | ▲0.33 | 54.4% | 14.5% | 4,328 |
 Striker's Flail | 2.1% | 3.90 | ▲0.70 | 63.5% | 12.3% | 3,773 |
 Kraken's Fury | 1.9% | 4.37 | ▲0.23 | 54.4% | 10.1% | 3,439 |
 Recurve Bow | 1.7% | 5.08 | ▼0.47 | 40.9% | 5.8% | 3,204 |
 B.F. Sword | 1.3% | 4.96 | ▼0.36 | 43.3% | 5.6% | 2,397 |
 Hand Of Justice | 1.3% | 3.80 | ▲0.80 | 65.2% | 12.4% | 2,305 |
 Hextech Gunblade | 1.2% | 4.03 | ▲0.57 | 60.0% | 12.0% | 2,159 |
 Thief's Gloves | 1.2% | 4.45 | ▲0.15 | 51.1% | 8.6% | 2,125 |
 Tear Of The Goddess | 0.9% | 5.09 | ▼0.49 | 40.0% | 4.7% | 1,656 |
 Adaptive Helm | 0.9% | 4.01 | ▲0.59 | 61.8% | 10.1% | 1,611 |
 Nashor's Tooth | 0.7% | 4.10 | ▲0.50 | 60.3% | 10.0% | 1,330 |
 Sparring Gloves | 0.7% | 4.97 | ▼0.37 | 42.2% | 5.4% | 1,253 |
 Quicksilver | 0.6% | 3.94 | ▲0.66 | 63.3% | 11.1% | 1,149 |
 Tacticians Crown | 0.5% | 3.80 | ▲0.80 | 64.0% | 14.9% | 982 |
 Void Staff | 0.5% | 4.49 | ▲0.11 | 51.1% | 7.7% | 972 |
 Morellonomicon | 0.5% | 4.59 | ▲0.01 | 48.9% | 8.0% | 949 |
 Tactician's Cape | 0.5% | 4.60 | 0.00 | 49.9% | 7.1% | 892 |
 Manazane | 0.5% | 3.75 | ▲0.85 | 66.7% | 11.2% | 870 |
 Ravager Emblem | 0.5% | 4.30 | ▲0.30 | 54.9% | 11.0% | 843 |
 Edge of Night | 0.5% | 3.94 | ▲0.66 | 61.9% | 12.2% | 835 |
 Luden's Tempest | 0.4% | 3.58 | ▲1.03 | 70.1% | 16.6% | 743 |
 Needlessly Large Rod | 0.4% | 4.97 | ▼0.37 | 43.0% | 3.6% | 688 |
 Jeweled Gauntlet | 0.3% | 4.55 | ▲0.05 | 49.3% | 7.4% | 623 |
 Titan's Resolve | 0.3% | 4.20 | ▲0.40 | 57.4% | 7.9% | 481 |
 Hunter Emblem | 0.2% | 4.86 | ▼0.26 | 44.1% | 9.9% | 453 |
 Flickerblades | 0.2% | 4.02 | ▲0.58 | 61.8% | 10.0% | 448 |
 Rabadon's Deathcap | 0.2% | 4.67 | ▼0.07 | 45.6% | 8.3% | 375 |
 Fishbones | 0.2% | 3.92 | ▲0.68 | 63.2% | 12.2% | 370 |
 Sterak's Gage | 0.2% | 4.50 | ▲0.10 | 49.6% | 7.6% | 357 |
 Primal Emblem | 0.2% | 4.45 | ▲0.15 | 53.1% | 10.3% | 339 |
 Archangel's Staff | 0.2% | 4.63 | ▼0.03 | 46.4% | 7.5% | 334 |
 Invoker Emblem | 0.2% | 5.10 | ▼0.50 | 41.2% | 5.0% | 318 |
 Fae Emblem | 0.2% | 5.02 | ▼0.42 | 41.9% | 6.4% | 296 |
 Bloodthirster | 0.1% | 4.17 | ▲0.43 | 57.2% | 9.8% | 255 |
 Gold Collector | 0.1% | 4.24 | ▲0.36 | 57.8% | 13.5% | 244 |
 Executioner Emblem | 0.1% | 5.33 | ▼0.72 | 36.8% | 7.0% | 242 |
 Talisman of Ascension | 0.1% | 3.65 | ▲0.95 | 68.2% | 12.0% | 192 |
 Flora Fatalis Emblem | 0.1% | 4.82 | ▼0.22 | 47.4% | 6.9% | 173 |
 Elderwood Emblem | 0.1% | 5.25 | ▼0.65 | 37.6% | 4.7% | 170 |
 Dawncore | 0.1% | 4.49 | ▲0.11 | 50.9% | 8.5% | 165 |
Comps that play Varus
Published comps with this champion in their definition, best-placing first. Only comps with 400 or more games are listed.
| Tier | Comp | Avg Place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB | Solar Kayle with Aphelios | 4.52 | 16,571 |
| BB | Solar Akali & Camille | 4.53 | 40,001 |
| BB | Primal Aphelios & Nidalee | 4.57 | 80,635 |
| —— | Rapidfire Aphelios & Brambleback | 4.85 | 13,003 |
| —— | Primal Aphelios & Nidalee with Lux | 5.07 | 515 |
| —— | Inferno Draven | 5.20 | 704 |
| —— | Inferno Aphelios | 5.53 | 539 |
A dash in the tier column is a comp found in the data but not yet on enough boards to rate.
16 further published comps play Varus. The comps list carries every one of them, with a filter box.
Varus by star level
How the same champion places at one, two and three stars. Play rate is the share of games fielding it that reached that tier.
| Star level | Play Rate | Avg Place | Top 4 % | Win % | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | 24.2% | 5.06 | 41.0% | 4.6% | 44,392 |
| ★★ | 43.8% | 4.52 | 51.8% | 6.4% | 80,402 |
| ★★★ | 31.8% | 4.37 | 53.7% | 10.1% | 58,371 |
Varus traits and breakpoints
What each rung of this champion’s traits was worth, pooled across every game.
| Trait | Breakpoint | Avg Place | Top 4 % | Win % | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | 2 | 4.28 | 53.6% | 15.4% | 20.0% | 436,024 |
| Inferno | 3 | 4.29 | 54.1% | 15.0% | 2.9% | 64,173 |
| Inferno | 5 | 4.11 | 55.7% | 19.8% | 0.6% | 13,577 |
| Inferno | 7 | 3.61 | 65.4% | 24.6% | 0.2% | 3,801 |
| Rapidfire | 2 | 4.45 | 51.8% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 270,828 |
| Rapidfire | 3 | 4.10 | 58.3% | 13.7% | 2.1% | 46,031 |
| Rapidfire | 4 | 4.25 | 56.1% | 10.5% | 0.4% | 8,626 |
| Rapidfire | 5 | 4.53 | 50.9% | 6.4% | 0.5% | 10,316 |
Placement distribution
Where games ended with Varus on the board.
Questions
What are the best items for Varus in TFT Set 18?
The items built most often on Varus are Spear of Shojin (4.28 avg place over 22,406 Diamond+ games), Last Whisper (4.23 avg place over 19,163 Diamond+ games) and Infinity Edge (4.17 avg place over 18,555 Diamond+ games). Of these, Infinity Edge places best.
Is Varus good in patch 18.5?
Varus averages 4.60 place in Diamond+ games, worse than the 4.46 average across the 65 champions measured (lower is better). It ranks 49 of 65 champions by Diamond+ average place.
What comps play Varus?
The best-placing published comps that play Varus are Solar Kayle with Aphelios (4.52 avg place, Diamond+), Solar Akali & Camille (4.53 avg place, Diamond+) and Primal Aphelios & Nidalee (4.57 avg place, Diamond+).