Champion profile

Varus in draft

Played at ADC in 85% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Ban, presence, fearless and patch by patch: Varus, all builds combined. In a comp, with / against and build: the chosen build.

Presence (pick + ban)

11 %

picked or banned · 79th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.6%

Picked 7% · 1,895 of 27,753 gamesBanned 4% · 839 of 22,766 drafts with bans

Win rate at ADC

27,755 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 67% · EUW 24% · NA 10%

Population: amateur tournaments created with tournament codes — neither solo queue nor the pro scene.

Everything below reads on 1,606 games at ADC. · 1,065 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (22,766 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftMixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.What the scene picks when it is banned: not measurable yet.

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other ADCCCNo poke

03 · With / againstGood against Rakan, bad against Olaf.Good against

Rakan65%51 gamesBad against

Olaf37%67 gamesBad duo with

Nasus28%36 gamesGood duo with

Zaahen71%34 games

04 · BuildOne path: Statikk Shiv.

Lethal Tempo

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Read on Varus, all builds combined.

Where it is played

Share of ADC picks taken by Varus, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

1.5%23,004 picks out of 1,584,444banned in 1.2% of games · 3,185 of 259,636patches 16.21 → 16.19

Tournaments

tournament code games

3.0%1,038 picks out of 34,524banned in 4.0% of games · 538 of 13,367patches 16.21 → 16.19

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

3.2%70 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 8% and 16% since 16.12 · 12.2% on 16.21 · 10.7% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	12.2%	2,671	Lethal Tempo56% · 122
16.20	10.7%	7,858	Lethal Tempo85% · 380
16.19	11.2%	6,733	Lethal Tempo84% · 314
16.18	9.2%	5,762	Lethal Tempo85% · 239
16.17	9.8%	5,728	Lethal Tempo82% · 280
16.16	9.0%	5,992	Lethal Tempo69% · 183
16.15	8.0%	5,530	Lethal Tempo70% · 119
16.14	9.1%	5,702	Lethal Tempo65% · 137
16.13	12.1%	7,391	Lethal Tempo74% · 324
16.12	15.6%	5,118	Lethal Tempo79% · 275

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Mixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.

839 bans of 22,766 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: fallback pick — brought out late in the series, once the pool is drained.

G15.1%
G25.9%
G3+7.2%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Kai'Sa39

Caitlyn26

Ezreal26

series, of 349 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (349), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

Read at ADC, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

No champion comes out more often at ADC when Varus is banned: both teams keep their usual picks.

839 games where it is banned · 20,363 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

No feared counter: comps with Varus ban nothing in phase 2 more than usual.

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on Varus, on-hit build.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other ADC

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the ADC

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min

Not applicable to this position.

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

itADC
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on ADC: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itCC

What it is notNo poke

Split-push — Not applicable to this position.

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 7:18 (7:12), 1st item at 11:36 (11:42), 2nd at 18:06 (18:12), 3rd at 23:24 (23:54).

1,332 games · median minute of each milestone, ADC in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Read on Varus, on-hit build.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
YunaraADC	131	Evenbetween 46% and 60%
WukongJGL	117	Leans its waybetween 45% and 60%
NautilusSUP	115	Evenbetween 42% and 57%
Lee SinJGL	113	Evenbetween 42% and 57%
LeonaSUP	110	Leans its waybetween 49% and 64%
LuluSUP	108	Evenbetween 43% and 59%
Jarvan IVJGL	96	Leans against itbetween 38% and 54%
Kai'SaADC	96	Favourablebetween 52% and 68%
JhinADC	94	Leans its waybetween 47% and 64%
BraumSUP	93	Leans against itbetween 36% and 53%

show 202 other pairs

MilioSUP	93	Leans against itbetween 38% and 55%
ViktorMID	92	Leans its waybetween 45% and 62%
SivirADC	92	Leans against itbetween 37% and 54%
ThreshSUP	92	Unfavourablebetween 31% and 48%
SyndraMID	90	Leans its waybetween 45% and 62%
EzrealADC	90	Evenbetween 39% and 56%
JinxADC	89	Evenbetween 39% and 56%
CaitlynADC	86	Leans against itbetween 37% and 54%
OrnnTOP	84	Leans its waybetween 46% and 63%
LucianADC	83	Evenbetween 39% and 57%
AsheADC	81	Evenbetween 40% and 58%
AhriMID	80	Leans its waybetween 47% and 65%
SeraphineSUP	80	Evenbetween 41% and 59%
XayahADC	74	Evenbetween 39% and 58%
K'SanteTOP	73	Evenbetween 41% and 60%
SionTOP	73	Leans its waybetween 44% and 63%
TristanaADC	71	Leans its waybetween 45% and 64%
AmbessaTOP	70	Unfavourablebetween 30% and 48%
SylasJGL	70	Leans against itbetween 34% and 53%
Xin ZhaoJGL	69	Evenbetween 41% and 60%
OlafTOP	67	Unfavourablebetween 28% and 47%
SylasMID	63	Evenbetween 39% and 59%
RellSUP	62	Evenbetween 40% and 60%
RenektonTOP	60	Evenbetween 41% and 62%
AlistarSUP	60	Leans its waybetween 46% and 67%
ApheliosADC	59	Evenbetween 42% and 63%
LilliaJGL	57	Leans against itbetween 30% and 51%
OriannaMID	56	Leans its waybetween 44% and 66%
Miss FortuneADC	55	Leans against itbetween 35% and 57%
BlitzcrankSUP	55	Evenbetween 37% and 58%
KarmaSUP	55	Evenbetween 38% and 60%
ViJGL	53	Leans against itbetween 31% and 53%
HweiMID	52	Leans its waybetween 44% and 67%
YoneMID	51	Evenbetween 42% and 64%
RakanSUP	51	Favourablebetween 53% and 75%
GnarTOP	48	Leans its waybetween 49% and 71%
AuroraMID	47	Evenbetween 39% and 63%
NasusTOP	46	Evenbetween 38% and 62%
LissandraMID	46	Leans its waybetween 42% and 66%
ViegoJGL	45	Leans its waybetween 48% and 71%
GalioMID	45	Leans against itbetween 29% and 52%
YuumiSUP	45	Leans its waybetween 41% and 65%
MalphiteTOP	41	Evenbetween 36% and 61%
SejuaniJGL	41	Leans its waybetween 48% and 73%
ZeriADC	41	Leans its waybetween 46% and 70%
CamilleTOP	40	Leans its waybetween 42% and 67%
QiyanaJGL	40	Evenbetween 37% and 63%
Dr. MundoTOP	39	Leans its waybetween 41% and 66%
MordekaiserTOP	38	Evenbetween 37% and 63%
AkaliMID	38	Evenbetween 35% and 60%
RyzeMID	38	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
Cho'GathJGL	37	Evenbetween 36% and 62%
LockeMID	37	Leans against itbetween 26% and 51%
ShenTOP	36	Leans its waybetween 45% and 71%
GravesJGL	36	Leans its waybetween 45% and 71%
LeBlancMID	36	Evenbetween 34% and 61%
GwenTOP	35	Leans its waybetween 43% and 70%
NocturneJGL	34	Evenbetween 39% and 66%
YorickTOP	32	Evenbetween 36% and 64%
MelMID	32	Evenbetween 36% and 64%
AatroxTOP	31	Favourablebetween 53% and 80%
JaxTOP	31	Leans against itbetween 31% and 60%
Twisted FateMID	31	Leans its waybetween 40% and 69%
VexMID	31	Leans its waybetween 47% and 74%
BardSUP	31	Leans its waybetween 43% and 71%
NeekoSUP	31	Evenbetween 34% and 63%
NaafiriJGL	30	Leans its waybetween 42% and 70%
YoneTOP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
XerathMID	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
GragasTOP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
ZaahenTOP	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
SkarnerJGL	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
KalistaADC	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
CorkiADC	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
ZedMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
GarenTOP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
JayceJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
RumbleTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
PykeSUP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
HecarimJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
TrundleJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
MorganaSUP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
AkaliTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
AniviaMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
AzirMID	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
PoppySUP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
KaynJGL	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
GalioMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SionMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SorakaSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
KennenTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
SettTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
TaliyahMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
EliseJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ZacJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
AnnieMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
VeigarMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ZoeMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
FioraTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
JayceTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
PantheonJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
DianaMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
YasuoMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
DravenADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
MelADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
AmumuJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
DianaJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ZyraJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
MalzaharMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
ZiggsADC	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
DariusTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
PoppyTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
KindredJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
TalonJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
ZedJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
NasusMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
GangplankTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
KledTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SylasTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
PoppyJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
EkkoMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
ZileanSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Tahm KenchTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
KassadinMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
LuxMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
NamiSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
YasuoTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
IreliaMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TalonMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TristanaMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VladimirMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
Kog'MawADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VayneADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZyraSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SingedTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GwenJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
IvernJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
RammusJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SamiraADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SmolderADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SwainADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AmumuSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
LuxSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
TrundleTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
UrgotTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
VayneTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
VolibearTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AatroxJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
EkkoJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
VolibearJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ZaahenJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
FizzMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
JayceMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ViktorADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
CamilleSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
JannaSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SejuaniTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SwainTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
FiddlesticksJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
FizzJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KarthusJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LockeJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
MalphiteJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
MorganaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NeekoMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SyndraADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
YasuoADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
EliseSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TaricSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
CorkiTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
DariusTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
DariusTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
IreliaTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PantheonTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SkarnerTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
WarwickTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
NaafiriMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
QiyanaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Vel'KozMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
HweiADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MelSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShenSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 212 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 1,332 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

Read on Varus, on-hit build.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, all regions.

Patch16.21 · 127 games
2 patches515 games
Window1,332 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Lethal Tempo+

Inspiration

96% · 122 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Barrier

43% · 54 games

First maxed skill

81% · 103 games

show 4 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orPress the Attack+Inspiration2% · 2 games
orLethal Tempo+Resolve8% · 10 games

Other spells

orExhaust + Flash26% · 33 games
orFlash + Ghost18% · 23 games

127 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

One item path, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Statikk Shiv88% · 11:24
Guinsoo's Rageblade96% · 17:42
Terminus90% · 22:42

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).