Tier A Defender · Varus: comp guide
Style: Varus reroll (cost 1)Defender · Varus is a tier A comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.48 and top 4 in 53% of 3,851 games from Platinum to Challenger. Varus carries with Spear of Shojin, Infinity Edge, Last Whisper. Varus reroll (cost 1).
- Avg
- 4.48
- Top 4
- 53%
- 1st
- 11%
- Games
- 3,851
- Level
- 8
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
3 of them
2 of them
2 of them
2 of them
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 53-1
- Lvl 64-1
- Lvl 74-2
- Lvl 84-5
Roll down for the comp at level 5 (3-1). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Varus)
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Components of its 3 main items: 2× B.F. Sword, 2× Sparring Gloves, Tear Of The Goddess, Recurve Bow.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Akaliin 67% · 2.9★ on averageCamillein 61% · 3.0★ on averageLeonain 93% · 2.9★ on averageOrnnin 65% · 2.9★ on averageVarusin 100% · 2.9★ on averageKaylein 90% · 2.1★ on averageSejuaniin 88% · 2.1★ on averageShenin 34% · 2.6★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier A: average placement 4.48 and top 4 in 53% of 3851 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Varus carries Spear of Shojin, Infinity Edge, Last Whisper (Spear of Shojin in 55% of games).
- Doesn't need a high level: played at level 8 taking Varus to 3★.
When not to play it
- If you don't get components for Varus: its items need 2× B.F. Sword, 2× Sparring Gloves, Tear Of The Goddess, Recurve Bow.
- If Varus's copies are spread out in your lobby: 3★ needs 9 copies.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.