On-Hit Varus Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Varus and build On-Hit.

On-Hit Varus build with runes and items. On-Hit Varus guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play On-Hit Varus build in League of Legends Patch 14.18!

Updated: 2024-08-26 ()

TLDR

Starting items for Nashor's Tooth
Recurve Bow should be final item in your build.
Amplifying Tome should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Varus ability Piercing Arrow should be leveled first.
Q
Varus ability Hail of Arrows should be leveled second.
E
Varus ability Blighted Quiver should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Zephyr should be final item in your build.
Runaan's Hurricane should be final item in your build.
Terminus should be final item in your build.
Guinsoo's Rageblade should be final item in your build.
Kraken Slayer should be final item in your build.
Nashor's Tooth should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Press the Attack from Precision tree.
Minor rune Domination.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

On-Hit Varus Runes

Precision
Precision major tree Press the Attack rune.
Precision major tree Fleet Footwork rune.
Precision major tree Conqueror rune.
Precision major tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision major tree Triumph rune.
Precision major tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision major tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision major tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision major tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision major tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision major tree Cut Down rune.
Precision major tree Last Stand rune.
Domination
Domination minor tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination minor tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination minor tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination minor tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination minor tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination minor tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

On-Hit Build specific
  1. You are going Guinsoo's Rageblade, building Attack Speed and On-Hit items.
  2. Thanks to Guinsoo's Rageblade, your On Hit effects are gonna trigger two times every third Attack.
  3. You are gonna play Carry for your team.

How to play

On-Hit Build specific
  1. Good first item can be Nashor's Tooth, then items like BoTRK, Titanic Hydra or Kraken Slayer.
  2. Remember to use Titanic Hydra active! It deals additional damage and also resets auto attack timer!
  3. Wit's End has really weird scaling, it starts being good around level 11. Before 11, it has really low On-Hit damage.
  4. Usually Guinsoo's Rageblade is not good first rush. Get it as #2 or #3 item.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. You can R, then Flash to catch unsuspecting enemies and to engage fights! It works forward, backward and sideways.
  2. You can start casting Q and Flash during casting to reach enemies that are super far away.
Riot
  1. An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
  2. During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
  3. Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

Skill Order

  • Varus [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Piercing Arrow
  • Varus [object Object] ability.
    W
    Blighted Quiver
  • Varus [object Object] ability.
    E
    Hail of Arrows
  • Varus [object Object] ability.
    R
    Chain of Corruption

Items

Starting items for Nashor's Tooth
Recurve Bow item.
Amplifying Tome item.
Starting items for Kraken/Shivv
Noonquiver item.
Starting items for BoTRK
Vampiric Scepter item.
Dagger item.
Optional starting items
Guardian's Hammer item.
Good first items
Kraken Slayer item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Statikk Shiv item.
Get this as #2 or #3 item
Guinsoo's Rageblade item.
Boots
Mercury's Treads item.
Berserker's Greaves item.
Get it post 15 lvl
Zephyr item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Muramana item.
Good On-Hit items
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Wit's End item.
Nashor's Tooth item.
Titanic Hydra item.
Terminus item.
Kraken Slayer item.
Good AS items
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Phantom Dancer item.
Statikk Shiv item.
Defensive items
Mercurial Scimitar item.
Maw of Malmortius item.
Immortal Shieldbow item.
Vs tanks
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Lord Dominik's Regards item.
Vs healing
Executioner's Calling item.
Mortal Reminder item.
Vs shielding
Serpent's Fang item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Zephyr item.
Runaan's Hurricane item.
Terminus item.
Guinsoo's Rageblade item.
Kraken Slayer item.
Nashor's Tooth item.