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Varus A Tier ARAM Mayhem Build

Varus · the Arrow of Retribution

MarksmanMage49.16% WR10.02% PRPatch: 26.16

Varus is A tier in ARAM: Mayhem patch 26.16 with a 49.16% win rate. This guide covers their ARAM build, augment picks, and Mayhem-specific synergies.

Best Augments for Varus

Jeweled Gauntlet55.99%

Dual Wield58.69%

Critical Missile62.60%

Ethereal Weapon60.67%

Twin Fire55.55%

Augment Combos for Varus

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Master of Duality + Adapt — W's AP scaling enables tank deletes; high AS pairs perfectly with Marksmage stacks, with double-pen Lethal Tempo bonus. Autos benefit from Marksmage's AP scaling; build Runaan's for fast MoD stacks. W passive's AP-scaling on-hit also scales with this build's AS.

Ethereal WeaponS+

Varus W stacks up to 3 layers of passive on enemies for max-HP magic damage — at ~600 AP, 3 stacks = 100% HP magic damage. Need magic pen. Max W, level E and Q evenly with priority on E. Forge: magic pen > AD (w/ Adapt) > AP > MS. Ethereal Weapon + Nashor's lets ability damage proc passive twice. Weave autos: aq, aw, ar, wq. W detonation damage scales with Q charge time (up to +50%). W active adds bonus damage — max damage = R, W, max-charge Q to detonate 3 stacks.

Varus ARAM Mayhem Build & Augments

Mayhem-specific augment picks, synergies, and meta data for Varus in patch 26.16.

Skill Priority

Data date: 20260820

Q>E>WPick Rate: 38.55%Win Rate: 45.99%

Q W E Q Q R Q E Q E R E E W WPick Rate: 12.99%Win Rate: 45.95%

E W Q Q Q R Q E Q E R E E W WPick Rate: 1.58%Win Rate: 45.69%

Q W E Q Q R Q W Q E R E E E WPick Rate: 1.48%Win Rate: 46.17%

Q>W>EPick Rate: 26.20%Win Rate: 45.90%

Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R W W E EPick Rate: 9.05%Win Rate: 45.73%

Q W E Q Q R Q E Q W R W W W EPick Rate: 1.20%Win Rate: 46.01%

Q W E Q Q R Q W Q W R E W W EPick Rate: 0.98%Win Rate: 46.03%

E>Q>WPick Rate: 12.04%Win Rate: 45.42%

Q W E E E R E Q E Q R Q Q W WPick Rate: 4.18%Win Rate: 45.20%

E W Q E E R E Q E Q R Q Q W WPick Rate: 0.49%Win Rate: 45.22%

Q W E Q E R E E E Q R Q Q W WPick Rate: 0.42%Win Rate: 45.58%

Starting Items

Pick Rate: 49.15%Win Rate: 45.65%

Blade of The Ruined King

Pick Rate: 39.45%Win Rate: 46.70%

Pick Rate: 36.11%Win Rate: 45.85%

Runaan's Hurricane

Pick Rate: 27.50%Win Rate: 47.79%

Guinsoo's Rageblade

Pick Rate: 21.56%Win Rate: 47.47%

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Pick Rate: 31.81%Win Rate: 48.90%

Plated Steelcaps

Pick Rate: 0.75%Win Rate: 51.45%

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Pick Rate: 13.18%Win Rate: 45.86%

Sorcerer's Shoes

Pick Rate: 4.98%Win Rate: 47.13%

Core Builds

Pick Rate: 7.00%Win Rate: 44.80%

Pick Rate: 2.53%Win Rate: 45.63%

Pick Rate: 2.32%Win Rate: 43.84%

Serylda's Grudge

Pick Rate: 1.98%Win Rate: 45.30%

Blade of The Ruined King

Runaan's Hurricane

Pick Rate: 1.98%Win Rate: 47.88%

Late-Game Builds

Pick Rate: 1.30%Win Rate: 54.88%

Pick Rate: 0.75%Win Rate: 56.57%

Berserker's Greaves

Pick Rate: 2.18%Win Rate: 52.68%

Pick Rate: 0.98%Win Rate: 53.81%

Vampiric Scepter

Pick Rate: 1.42%Win Rate: 53.09%

Best Augments for Varus

Prismatic

Tier + appearance rate

Jeweled Gauntlet

Win rate: 55.99%

Your abilities can now critically strike for (145% + bonus critical damage) damage. Additionally, gain 25% (+ 4.5% per 100 AP) critical strike chance.

If both Jeweled Gauntlet and Vulnerability are equipped, only rolls the critical strike chance of the augment that has the higher critical damage (or either if equal).

Win rate: 58.69%

Your basic attacks launch a bolt at the target that fires after a 0.225-second delay on-attack, deals 40% of the triggering attack's pre-mitigation damage, and applies on-hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Additionally, increase your total attack speed by 20%.

Win rate: 57.89%

Become tiny, reducing your size by 75% and gaining 30% bonus movement speed. Additionally, deal 10;15;25;30 bonus damage against enemy champions with greater size than you.

Win rate: 55.01%

Your next basic attack in each cardinal direction within 750 range additionally on-attack fires 5 bolts at the target that each deal 10 to 52.5 (+ 15% bonus AD) physical damage, for a total of 50 to 262.5 (+ 75% bonus AD) physical damage (5 second cooldown per direction). Bolts' damage is increased by 0 to 50. Each bolt can critically strike for 200 damage and applies on-hit effects at 20% effectiveness. Does not trigger on minions.

Scopiest Weapons

Win rate: 53.88%

Gain 250/150 bonus attack range.

Draw Your Sword

Win rate: 63.35%

Become melee, modifying your attack range to 200 units. Additionally, gain 30% bonus attack damage, 25% bonus attack speed, 30% bonus health, 25% bonus movement speed, and 20% life steal. These bonuses are increased by 0 to 30.

This augment is only available for ranged champions.

Gold

Tier + appearance rate

Critical Missile

Win rate: 62.60%

Critical strikes launch 1 (+ 1 per 33.33% critical strike chance) firecracker missiles at the target that each deal 11 to 40 (+ 7% bonus AD) (+ 10% AP) magic damage (4 second cooldown). Additionally, gain 25% critical strike chance.

Ethereal Weapon

Win rate: 60.67%

Your abilities apply on-hit effects (1 second cooldown per target).

Win rate: 56.80%

Basic attacks that critically strike apply on-hit effects an additional time. Additionally, gain 25% critical strike chance.

Win rate: 55.22%

Hitting an enemy champion with a basic ability while located at least er 700 units away from them at the time of the hit reduces its current cooldown by 80% of its total cooldown, modified to 65% for damage over time abilities.

Upgrade Infinity Edge

Win rate: 63.77%

Upgrades Infinity Edge, empowering it to gain Sword of the Divine Excoriate. Additionally, gain 500 gold and 25% critical strike chance.

Excoriate: Gain a random amount of bonus critical strike damage that scales up to 50% of your critical strike chance, with the value of this amount changing every 0.25 seconds.

Scopier Weapons

Win rate: 56.95%

Gain 200/100 bonus attack range.

Silver

Tier + appearance rate

Win rate: 52.35%

Gain 35% (+ 5% per 100 AP) bonus attack speed and 25% (+ 5% per 100 AP) critical strike chance.

Win rate: 55.55%

Damaging abilities launch 1 (+ 1 per 33.33% critical strike chance) firecracker missiles at the target that each deal 10 to 30 (+ 7% bonus AD) (+ 7% AP) magic damage (5 second cooldown). Additionally, gain 25% critical strike chance.

Win rate: 57.53%

Grants 60% bonus attack speed.

Upgrade Collector

Win rate: 55.77%

Upgrades The Collector, empowering Death to have its execution threshold increased by 0.5% each time you kill an enemy champion, capped at a threshold of 12.5% of the target's maximum health, and Taxes to generate a further 25 gold (total 50 gold) from kills. Additionally, gain 250 gold.

Win rate: 52.50%

Basic attacks fire a bolt at an additional target that deals 30% AD physical damage and applies on-hit effects.

Win rate: 52.75%

Gain 75/50 bonus attack range.

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Recent Stats Changes

Recent Snapshots

20260821_013430•Patch: 26.16•A

Rank: 38Win: 49.16%Pick: 10.02%

Rank Δ: ↑ +6Win Rate Δ: -0.24%Pick Rate Δ: +1.09%

20260813_155723•Patch: 26.16•A🛠 Build changed: Late✨ Augment changed: Prismatic

Rank: 44Win: 49.40%Pick: 8.93%

Rank Δ: ↓ -6Win Rate Δ: -0.10%Pick Rate Δ: -0.04%

Prismatic +Master of Duality -Archmage

20260731_221718•Patch: 26.15•A

Rank: 38Win: 49.50%Pick: 8.97%

Rank Δ: ↑ +3Win Rate Δ: +0.50%Pick Rate Δ: -0.71%

20260726_185822•Patch: 26.14•A✨ Augment changed: Prismatic, Silver

Rank: 41Win: 49.00%Pick: 9.68%

Prismatic +Archmage -Master of Duality

Silver +Purist - Caster -Crit 'n Cast

20260718_081020•Patch: 26.14•A🛠 Build changed: Late

Rank: 45Win: 49.00%Pick: 9.87%

20260710_214816•Patch: 26.13•A

Rank: 46Win: 49.43%Pick: 8.95%

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