VarusTop build

Off-meta Top

Bot79%Top16%Mid5%
Win
47.2%
▼2.9 vs Top
LP a game
+0.20
±0.52
Games
5,970
a win +20.7 · a loss −18.3
Pick · Ban
0.57 · 0.47%
as Top · any role

How we measure

Varus Top on TR, last 30 days: Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn, Shadowflame; Press the Attack + Resolve; skill order W > Q > E (each the most played of 5,970 games).

Build

Most played of 5,970 games

Start

DbHp

74% · 47.0% won

Spells

ExFl

46% · 46.8% won

Skills

starts W Q E

55% · 47.1% won

Items 13.9% of games with a core

  1. Nashor's Tooth
  2. Dusk and Dawn
  3. Shadowflame
4th
  • Rd56.1%won51% · 92pick, 92 games
  • Zh52.2%won27% · 49pick, 49 games
  • Ri52.0%won6.1% · 11pick, 11 games
5th
  • Zh52.2%won32% · 20pick, 20 games
  • Rd56.0%won27% · 17pick, 17 games
  • Vs55.4%won11% · 7pick, 7 games

52.0% won (46.8–57.3) · 342 games

4th: of the 181 games with this core that reached it · 5th: of the 63 games with this core that reached it. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsPlated Steelcaps28% · 48.4% won

Skill path 45% of games · 47.6% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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WW14579
EE314151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Nashor's Tooth › Dusk and Dawn › Shadowflame342 gamesMost played14%52.0%47% to 57%
  2. Dusk and Dawn › Nashor's Tooth › Riftmaker258 games11%53.9%48% to 60%
  3. Nashor's Tooth › Dusk and Dawn › Statikk Shiv177 games7.2%50.3%43% to 58%
  4. Experimental Hexplate › Dusk and Dawn › Riftmaker143 games5.8%46.9%39% to 55%
  5. Statikk Shiv › Guinsoo's Rageblade › Terminus112 games4.6%58.0%49% to 67%
  6. Dusk and Dawn › Nashor's Tooth › Zhonya's Hourglass81 gamesFew games3.3%53.1%42% to 64%
  7. Statikk Shiv › Dusk and Dawn › Riftmaker60 gamesFew games2.4%58.3%46% to 70%
  8. Nashor's Tooth › Shadowflame › Rabadon's Deathcap43 gamesFew games1.8%55.8%41% to 70%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts W Q E55%47.1%2,033
  2. starts E W Q9.6%46.7%351
  3. starts W E Q7.1%51.2%260
  4. starts Q W E6.6%49.8%241
  5. starts W Q E3.3%45.5%123

Starting items

Doran's Bow + 2 × Health Potion74% · 47.0% won · 2,753 games
  • Doran's Blade + Health Potion 18%47.2% won
  • Doran's Helm + Health Potion 4.1%56.9% won

Boots

Plated Steelcaps28% · 48.4% won · 1,687 games
  • Sorcerer's Shoes 20%46.8% won
  • No boots 16%42.5% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash46% · 46.8% won · 2,730 games
  • Flash + Barrier 37%48.5% won
  • Flash + Ghost 7.4%48.2% won
Every option as a table53 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Nashor's Tooth › Dusk and Dawn › Shadowflame14%52.0%46.8%–57.3%342
Dusk and Dawn › Nashor's Tooth › Riftmaker11%53.9%47.8%–59.9%258
Nashor's Tooth › Dusk and Dawn › Statikk Shiv7.2%50.3%43.0%–57.6%177
Experimental Hexplate › Dusk and Dawn › Riftmaker5.8%46.9%38.9%–55.0%143
Statikk Shiv › Guinsoo's Rageblade › Terminus4.6%58.0%48.8%–66.8%112
Dusk and Dawn › Nashor's Tooth › Zhonya's HourglassFew games3.3%53.1%42.3%–63.6%81
Statikk Shiv › Dusk and Dawn › RiftmakerFew games2.4%58.3%45.7%–69.9%60
Nashor's Tooth › Shadowflame › Rabadon's DeathcapFew games1.8%55.8%41.1%–69.6%43
4th item, of 1,237 games that reached it
Zhonya's Hourglass21%53.9%47.8%–60.0%254
Rabadon's Deathcap18%56.6%50.1%–62.9%226
Riftmaker12%56.2%48.3%–63.8%153
ShadowflameFew games7.5%44.1%34.4%–54.2%93
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games5.0%50.0%37.9%–62.1%62
Statikk ShivFew games4.7%50.0%37.5%–62.5%58
5th item, of 449 games that reached it
Zhonya's HourglassFew games20%50.0%39.8%–60.2%88
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games18%48.2%37.8%–58.8%83
Void StaffFew games5.4%66.7%46.7%–82.0%24
RiftmakerFew games4.9%68.2%47.3%–83.6%22
Jak'Sho, The ProteanFew games4.9%54.6%34.7%–73.1%22
Boots
Plated Steelcaps28%48.4%46.0%–50.8%1,687
Sorcerer's Shoes20%46.8%44.0%–49.6%1,188
No boots16%42.5%39.3%–45.7%930
Berserker's Greaves15%46.7%43.4%–50.0%867
Mercury's Treads9.3%49.5%45.3%–53.6%556
Starting items
Doran's Bow + 2 × Health Potion74%47.0%45.2%–48.9%2,753
Doran's Blade + Health Potion18%47.2%43.4%–50.9%666
Doran's Helm + Health Potion4.1%56.9%48.9%–64.5%153
Doran's Ring + 2 × Health PotionFew games1.6%33.3%22.7%–45.9%60
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash46%46.8%44.9%–48.7%2,730
Flash + Barrier37%48.5%46.4%–50.6%2,218
Flash + Ghost7.4%48.2%43.6%–52.8%442
Flash + Ignite6.3%43.0%38.1%–48.0%377
Skill order
Max W Q E · starts W Q E55%47.1%45.0%–49.3%2,033
Max W Q E · starts E W Q9.6%46.7%41.6%–52.0%351
Max W Q E · starts W E Q7.1%51.2%45.1%–57.2%260
Max W Q E · starts Q W E6.6%49.8%43.5%–56.1%241
Max Q W E · starts W Q E3.3%45.5%37.0%–54.3%123
First 11 skill points
W Q E W W R W Q W Q R45%47.6%45.2%–50.0%1,640
E W Q W W R W Q W Q R8.2%47.5%41.8%–53.2%295
W E Q W W R W Q W Q R5.9%52.8%46.1%–59.4%212
Q W E W W R W Q W Q R4.3%51.3%43.5%–59.1%154
E Q W W W R W Q W Q RFew games2.2%53.1%42.3%–63.6%81
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games2.0%42.5%31.8%–53.9%73
Finished items
Statikk Shiv27%49.1%46.7%–51.5%1,622
Experimental Hexplate24%46.7%44.1%–49.3%1,415
Riftmaker21%52.7%50.0%–55.4%1,279
Zhonya's Hourglass18%52.9%49.9%–55.8%1,084
Guinsoo's Rageblade14%47.0%43.7%–50.3%862
Rabadon's Deathcap13%52.1%48.5%–55.6%757
Terminus8.1%49.0%44.5%–53.4%484
Blade of The Ruined King4.9%43.1%37.5%–48.8%295
Stormsurge3.4%48.5%41.7%–55.4%200
Void Staff2.8%51.5%44.0%–58.9%169

Questions

What do Varus Top players build first on TR?

The most played core is Nashor's Tooth, then Dusk and Dawn, then Shadowflame: 6% of 5,970 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 52.0% win rate.

What skill order do Varus Top players use?

Most often they max W, Q, E and start W, Q, E: 55% of 3,674 games with a skill order in all ranks, last 30 days, 47.1% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Varus Top players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 46% of 5,970 games in all ranks, last 30 days, 46.8% win rate.