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Varus

The Arrow of Retribution

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About Varus

Varus, The Arrow of Retribution, is a artillery, mage, and marksman champion in League of Legends played in botlane on Summoner's Rift. Riot released Varus on May 8, 2012 in Patch 1.0.0.139. Varus uses ranged attacks and deals physical damage.

Varus has 15 skins in 15 skin lines. Varus has waited 429 days for a new skin, the 60th longest wait of 173 champions. See every champion's wait

Gameplay style

Varus fills the artillery/mage/marksman role with ranged attacks, mostly in botlane.

Varus deals physical damage and spends Mana to cast abilities. Marksmen like Varus deal steady ranged damage over long fights and take down objectives fast.

Varus's story

One of the ancient darkin, Varus was a deadly killer who loved to torment his foes, driving them almost to insanity before delivering the killing arrow. He was imprisoned at the end of the Great Darkin War, but escaped centuries later in the remade flesh of two Ionian hunters—they had unwittingly released him, cursed to bear the bow containing his bound essence. Varus now seeks out those who trapped him, in order to enact his brutal vengeance, but the mortal souls within still resist him every step of the way.

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Latest Varus skins

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Official Champion Spotlight

See Varus's abilities and gameplay in the official League of Legends Champion Spotlight.

Learning Varus

Here is what Varus does well and where this artillery, mage, and marksman champion struggles.

Champion strengths

  • Powerful area-of-effect damage
  • Consistent damage output
  • Strong waveclear
  • Strong late-game scaling

Champion weaknesses

  • Usually lacks mobility
  • Weaker early game
  • Vulnerable to assassins
  • Skill-shot-dependent abilities

Varus costs 2400 BE or 880 RP. Varus sits in Riot's standard price tier, which holds the majority of the champion roster.

Varus was last on sale 3 months ago for 352 RP (60% off). Varus has been in 1 weekly sale since March 1, 2026.

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