VarusSupport build

Off-meta Support

Bot80%Top10%Mid6%Support3%
Win
41.2%
▼8.8 vs Support
LP a game
+1.50
±1.32
Games
1,432
a win +29.5 · a loss −18.5
Pick · Ban
0.13 · 0.31%
as Support · any role

How we measure

Varus Support on VN, patch 26.21: Malignance, Nashor's Tooth, Stormsurge; Arcane Comet + Inspiration; skill order Q > W > E (each the most played of 1,432 games).

Build

Most played of 1,432 games

Start

Hp

84% · 41.0% won

Spells

ExFl

28% · 38.5% won

Skills

starts E Q W

15% · 42.9% won

Items 8.2% of games with a core

  1. Malignance
  2. Nashor's Tooth
  3. Stormsurge
4th
  • Sh48.0%won7.1% · 24pick, 24 games
  • Rd37.7%won6.8% · 23pick, 23 games
  • Zh49.2%won5.3% · 18pick, 18 games
all builds
5th
  • Rd45.4%won22% · 17pick, 17 games
all builds

49.3% won (37.7–60.9) · 67 games

4th: all builds · 5th: all builds. Win rates there are pulled toward the champion's rate at the slot, because a few games say little.

BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity47% · 40.7% won

Skill path 9.6% of games · 43.0% won

Skill path: the first 11 points measured, levels 12 to 18 from the max order
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QQ24579
WW38101213
EE114151718
RR61116

Core items

First three finished, in the order bought
  1. Malignance › Nashor's Tooth › Stormsurge67 gamesMost playedFew games8.2%49.3%38% to 61%
  2. Malignance › Stormsurge › Shadowflame40 gamesFew games4.9%42.5%29% to 58%
  3. Edge of Night › Manamune › Umbral Glaive39 gamesFew games4.8%48.7%34% to 64%
  4. Malignance › Statikk Shiv › Stormsurge20 gamesFew games2.4%35.0%18% to 57%

Skills

Max order
  1. starts E Q W15%42.9%198
  2. starts Q E W14%38.9%193
  3. starts E Q W11%41.2%153
  4. starts Q W E11%37.6%149
  5. starts Q E W11%51.4%146

Starting items

2 × Health Potion84% · 41.0% won · 1,150 games
  • Health Potion Few games5.8%41.8% won
  • Control Ward Few games5.2%49.3% won

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity47% · 40.7% won · 668 games
  • Sorcerer's Shoes 16%47.3% won
  • Berserker's Greaves 14%39.6% won

Summoner spells

Exhaust + Flash28% · 38.5% won · 403 games
  • Flash + Heal 26%44.3% won
  • Flash + Barrier 21%40.2% won
Every option as a table41 options
Every build option with its pick, win rate and 95% range
OptionPickWin95% rangeGames
Core items
Malignance › Nashor's Tooth › StormsurgeFew games8.2%49.3%37.7%–60.9%67
Malignance › Stormsurge › ShadowflameFew games4.9%42.5%28.5%–57.8%40
Edge of Night › Manamune › Umbral GlaiveFew games4.8%48.7%33.9%–63.8%39
Malignance › Statikk Shiv › StormsurgeFew games2.4%35.0%18.1%–56.7%20
4th item, of 339 games that reached it
MalignanceFew games8.0%55.6%37.3%–72.4%27
ShadowflameFew games7.1%50.0%31.4%–68.6%24
Rabadon's DeathcapFew games6.8%17.4%7.0%–37.1%23
StormsurgeFew games6.5%40.9%23.3%–61.3%22
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity47%40.7%37.1%–44.5%668
Sorcerer's Shoes16%47.3%40.9%–53.8%226
Berserker's Greaves14%39.6%33.1%–46.5%202
No boots9.1%34.6%27.0%–43.1%130
Boots of SwiftnessFew games6.8%41.8%32.6%–51.7%98
Starting items
2 × Health Potion84%41.0%38.2%–43.8%1,150
Health PotionFew games5.8%41.8%31.5%–52.8%79
Control WardFew games5.2%49.3%38.0%–60.7%71
Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash28%38.5%33.8%–43.3%403
Flash + Heal26%44.3%39.4%–49.4%379
Flash + Barrier21%40.2%34.8%–45.8%301
Flash + Ignite15%37.7%31.5%–44.4%212
Skill order
Max Q W E · starts E Q W15%42.9%36.2%–49.9%198
Max Q W E · starts Q E W14%38.9%32.3%–45.9%193
Max Q E W · starts E Q W11%41.2%33.7%–49.1%153
Max Q W E · starts Q W E11%37.6%30.2%–45.6%149
Max Q E W · starts Q E W11%51.4%43.3%–59.3%146
First 11 skill points
E Q W Q Q R Q W Q W R9.6%43.0%34.5%–51.9%121
Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R8.4%40.6%31.7%–50.1%106
Q E W Q Q R Q E Q E R8.2%47.6%38.2%–57.1%103
Q E W Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games7.6%42.7%33.3%–52.7%96
E Q W Q Q R Q E Q E RFew games7.4%55.9%45.8%–65.6%93
E W Q Q Q R Q W Q W RFew games5.9%36.0%26.1%–47.3%75
Finished items
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike53%41.6%38.2%–45.2%757
Statikk Shiv20%41.8%36.3%–47.5%292
Bloodsong18%41.2%35.3%–47.2%260
Voltaic Cyclosword18%46.2%40.2%–52.4%251
Youmuu's Ghostblade15%44.7%38.1%–51.5%208
Celestial Opposition13%41.5%34.6%–48.8%183
Dusk and Dawn11%37.5%30.2%–45.4%152
Shadowflame10%40.9%33.4%–49.0%149
Edge of Night10%52.0%44.0%–59.9%148
Umbral Glaive9.9%44.7%36.7%–52.9%141

Questions

What do Varus Support players build first on VN?

The most played core is Malignance, then Nashor's Tooth, then Stormsurge: 5% of 1,432 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 49.3% win rate.

What skill order do Varus Support players use?

Most often they max Q, W, E and start E, Q, W: 15% of 1,364 games with a skill order in all ranks, patch 26.21, 42.9% win rate.

Which summoner spells do Varus Support players take?

Exhaust and Flash, in 28% of 1,432 games in all ranks, patch 26.21, 38.5% win rate.